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- Gender RemadeCitizenship, Suffrage, and Public Power in the New Northwest, 1879–1912
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Gender Remade
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Book part
- Periodical abbreviations
- 1 “We are kings and queens”
- 2 “She does not go into utter slavery”
- 3 “Equal rights with man in every respect”
- 4 “A compound creature of the statute”
- 5 “A double head in nature is a monstrosity”
- 6 “Fraternalism permeates the atmosphere”
- 7 “We contemplate no sweeping reforms”
- 8 “Every woman is a law unto herself”
- Afterword: A bibliographic commentary
- Index
8 - “Every woman is a law unto herself”
Rights, obligations, and legitimacy
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 05 December 2015
Book contents
- Gender RemadeCitizenship, Suffrage, and Public Power in the New Northwest, 1879–1912
- Cambridge Historical Studies in American Law and Society
- Gender Remade
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Illustrations
- Book part
- Periodical abbreviations
- 1 “We are kings and queens”
- 2 “She does not go into utter slavery”
- 3 “Equal rights with man in every respect”
- 4 “A compound creature of the statute”
- 5 “A double head in nature is a monstrosity”
- 6 “Fraternalism permeates the atmosphere”
- 7 “We contemplate no sweeping reforms”
- 8 “Every woman is a law unto herself”
- Afterword: A bibliographic commentary
- Index
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- Gender RemadeCitizenship, Suffrage, and Public Power in the New Northwest, 1879–1912, pp. 288 - 308Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2015