Charity and Sylvia : a same-sex marriage in early America
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New York : Oxford University Press, [2014].
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Book
ISBN
9780199335428 (hbk. : acid-free paper), 0199335427 (hbk. : acid-free paper), 9780199335442, 0199335443, 9780199335459, 0199335451, 9780199335435, 0199335435
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xix, 267 pages ; 25 cm
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Published
New York : Oxford University Press, [2014].
Language
English
ISBN
9780199335428 (hbk. : acid-free paper), 0199335427 (hbk. : acid-free paper), 9780199335442, 0199335443, 9780199335459, 0199335451, 9780199335435, 0199335435
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Explores the lives of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake, two ordinary middle-class women who serve as a window on historical constructs of marriage, gender, and sexuality in late 18th-century and early 19th-century America. Both were born in Massachusetts, but in different towns, 11 years apart. Charity's attachment to women was so blatant that after she turned 20, her father told her to leave the house. She worked as a schoolteacher, but was forced to leave jobs several times because of hurtful gossip about her relationships with other women. In early 1807, Charity moved to Vermont to stay with a friend, and there she met Sylvia. The two fell in love, set up housekeeping, and considered themselves married. Gradually, their family members and the residents of Weybridge did as well. Charity and Sylvia became integral to the community, attending church, running their tailor shop, and contributing to charitable endeavors. Most of all, Charity and Sylvia remained passionately committed to each other and refused to hide their relationship. An important work of history that resonates with one of today's most public debates.
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Bernards Township Library - Adult Nonfiction | 306.848 CLE | Available |
Kinnelon Library - Adult Nonfiction | 306.84 CLEVES | Available |
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Cleves, R. H. (2014). Charity and Sylvia: a same-sex marriage in early America . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cleves, Rachel Hope, 1975-. 2014. Charity and Sylvia: A Same-sex Marriage in Early America. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Cleves, Rachel Hope, 1975-. Charity and Sylvia: A Same-sex Marriage in Early America Oxford University Press, 2014.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Cleves, Rachel Hope. Charity and Sylvia: A Same-sex Marriage in Early America Oxford University Press, 2014.
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