Only the clothes on her back : clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
Status
Courthouse - Adult Nonfiction
391.00973 EDWAR
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391.00973 EDWAR
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Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, [2022].
Format
Book
Physical Desc
xiii, 433 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Language
English
Notes
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 385-415) and index.
Description
"What can dresses, bedlinens, waistcoats, pantaloons, shoes, and kerchiefs tell us about the legal status of the least powerful members of American society? In the hands of eminent historian Laura F. Edwards, these textiles tell a revealing story of ordinary people and how they made use of their material goods' economic and legal value in the period between the Revolution and the Civil War"--Dust jacket.
Subjects
LC Subjects
African Americans -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- History -- 19th century.
Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Law -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Poor laws -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Property -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Textile fabrics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Textile industry -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Clothing and dress -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Law -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Poor laws -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Property -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Textile fabrics -- Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Textile industry -- Law and legislation -- United States.
Women -- Legal status, laws, etc. -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Edwards, L. F. (2022). Only the clothes on her back: clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States . Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Laura F.. 2022. Only the Clothes On Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-century United States. Oxford University Press.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Laura F.. Only the Clothes On Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-century United States Oxford University Press, 2022.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Edwards, Laura F.. Only the Clothes On Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-century United States Oxford University Press, 2022.
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