Ryan, Kelly A.,

Regulating passion : sexuality and patriarchal rule in Massachusetts, 1700-1830 / Kelly A. Ryan. - 1 online resource : illustrations (black and white), map (black and white)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

This title examines how the American Revolution changed the nature of patriarchal rule by shattering old ways of penalizing and publishing illicit sexual behaviour and more people embarked on policing the sexual morality of society.

9780199345694 (ebook) : No price


Sex--History--Massachusetts--18th century.
Sex--History--Massachusetts--19th century.
Sexual ethics--History--Massachusetts--18th century.


Massachusetts--Moral conditions.
Massachusetts--Social conditions--18th century.
Massachusetts--Social life and customs--18th century.

HQ18.U5 / R93 2014

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