Susan Branson
Biographic Data
| ID | 3962494 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Susan Branson |
| GIVEN NAMES | Susan |
| FAMILY NAME | Branson |
| SIGNATURE | BRANSON S |
| AFFILIATIONS | George Mason University |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 8 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 4 |
| WORKS AS AUTHOR | 8 |
| WORKS AS EDITOR | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 1996 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2020 |
| H-INDEX | 2 |
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Dangerous to Know
This tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and murder follows the lives of two women on the margins of early nineteenth-century society, showing how they manipulated conventions to further their own ends while redefining what was possible for women in early American public life.
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
The Tyranny of Printers
Jeffrey L. Pasley argues that newspapers and their editors were at the very heart of the American party systems of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Indeed, he claims that by the 1820s the newspaper press had become “the political system's central institution, not simply a forum or atmosphere in which politics took place.” This is a rather grand claim, but, as Pasley carefully dissects the development of partisan politics in the…
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
Susan Branson's These Fiery Frenchified Dames examines the political role of women in Philadelphia during the decades following the American Revolution. For too long, she argues, historians have focused on formal institutions of governance and elite male political actors at the expense of examining the larger public sphere. Conceived more broadly, politics at that time included print culture, popular mobilization, theatrical productions, and priv…
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
Women and the Family Economy in the Early Republic
These were Elizabeth Meredith's words to her son in 1796. Meredith was then in her middle fifties, and she had been married to her husband, Jonathan, a tanner, for over twenty years. They had five children (three of them still living at home) ranging from early teens to early twenties. Between 1794 and 1797 she wrote letters to her son in France that detailed her contribution to the tannery business, a
Small Worlds, Large Questions
This book addresses questions about economy, religion, social networks and the nature of community. Part one presents imperatives for the doing of history; part two demonstrates the techniques used; and part three questions certain historical paradigms and the concept of community in history
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
Susan Branson's These Fiery Frenchified Dames examines the political role of women in Philadelphia during the decades following the American Revolution. For too long, she argues, historians have focused on formal institutions of governance and elite male political actors at the expense of examining the larger public sphere. Conceived more broadly, politics at that time included print culture, popular mobilization, theatrical productions, and priv…
Women and the Family Economy in the Early Republic
These were Elizabeth Meredith's words to her son in 1796. Meredith was then in her middle fifties, and she had been married to her husband, Jonathan, a tanner, for over twenty years. They had five children (three of them still living at home) ranging from early teens to early twenties. Between 1794 and 1797 she wrote letters to her son in France that detailed her contribution to the tannery business, a
Women and the Family Economy in the Early Republic
These were Elizabeth Meredith's words to her son in 1796. Meredith was then in her middle fifties, and she had been married to her husband, Jonathan, a tanner, for over twenty years. They had five children (three of them still living at home) ranging from early teens to early twenties. Between 1794 and 1797 she wrote letters to her son in France that detailed her contribution to the tannery business, a
Small Worlds, Large Questions
This book addresses questions about economy, religion, social networks and the nature of community. Part one presents imperatives for the doing of history; part two demonstrates the techniques used; and part three questions certain historical paradigms and the concept of community in history
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
The Tyranny of Printers
Jeffrey L. Pasley argues that newspapers and their editors were at the very heart of the American party systems of the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. Indeed, he claims that by the 1820s the newspaper press had become “the political system's central institution, not simply a forum or atmosphere in which politics took place.” This is a rather grand claim, but, as Pasley carefully dissects the development of partisan politics in the…
These Fiery Frenchified Dames
Susan Branson's These Fiery Frenchified Dames examines the political role of women in Philadelphia during the decades following the American Revolution. For too long, she argues, historians have focused on formal institutions of governance and elite male political actors at the expense of examining the larger public sphere. Conceived more broadly, politics at that time included print culture, popular mobilization, theatrical productions, and priv…
Dangerous to Know
This tale of kidnapping, betrayal, and murder follows the lives of two women on the margins of early nineteenth-century society, showing how they manipulated conventions to further their own ends while redefining what was possible for women in early American public life.
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Political science (6 works) · Sociology (6 works) · History (5 works) · Law (4 works) · Law (4 works) · Politics (4 works) · American Constitutional Law and Politics (3 works) · History (3 works) · American History and Culture (2 works) · Art (2 works)