The gendering of American politics : founding mothers, founding fathers, and political patriarchy
The founders often expressed a desire to exclude disorderly men from public life and empower a few heroic men to exercise great leadership powers, but they generally settled for granting weak citizenship to most white family men and supporting elite government by accomplished gentleman legislators.
History
xvi, 194 pages ; 21 cm
9780275961114, 9780275961121, 0275961117, 0275961125
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Preface Introduction Remember the Ladies Women's Exclusion from Politics The Case for Women's Inclusion The Doctrine of Republican Womanhood The Ranks of Men Disorderly Men A Small Governing Elite Weak Citizens and Gentleman Legislators Conclusion: The Founders' Legacy American's Gendered Politics Notes Bibliography Index