Empire of the mother :

Ryan, Mary P.

Empire of the mother : American writing about domesticity, 1830-1860 / Mary P. Ryan. - New York : Harrington Park Press, c1985. - 170 p. ; 22 cm.

Reprint. Originally published: New York, N.Y. : Copublished by the Institute for Research in History and the Haworth Press, c1982. Published also as no. 2/3 of Women & history. Includes index.

Bibliography: p. 149-160.

0918393183 (pbk.) : $7.95

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American literature--History and criticism.--19th century
Women in literature.
Home in literature.
Marriage in literature.
Families in literature.
Didactic literature, American--History and criticism.

PS217.W64 / R9 1985

810/.9/355