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Creating an American Identity in the Early Republic
Homewares and Material Culture
"Observations for my Country Women": Emma Willard's Grand Tour
The Traveler
The Purpose
The Locations
France
England
Emma Willard's Legacy
Charles Willson Peale and His Philadelphia Museum
Peale and Happiness
Peale's Methods of Display
Souvenirs at the Philadelphia Museum
Peale's Contribution to Today's Museums
Bibliography
William Lloyd Garrison's Engagement with David Walker's Appeal
Key Points of Walker's Appeal
Walker's Call for Black Unity
Walker's Condemnation of Colonization
William Lloyd Garrison's Interactions with The Appeal
William Lloyd Garrison's Conversion to Radical Abolitionism
Moral Suasion and Redemption
Women in the Public Sphere: Mercy Otis Warren and Fanny Wright
Warren and Wright through the Eyes of Modern Historians
Warren and Wright: Their Lives
Mercy Otis Warren in her Own Words
The Response to Mercy Otis Warren
Frances “Fanny” Wright in her Own Words
The Response to Fanny Wright
Mercy Otis Warren and Frances Wright: A Polarizing Difference
The American Jewish Historical Exhibition: A Response to Immigration, Industrialization, and Populism During the Gilded Age
The Anglo-Jewish Exhibit, 1887
Antisemitism Historiography in the 1950s
Post-Modern Antisemitism Historiography
The 19th Century Jewish Experience in Historiography
The American Jewish Historical Society
The American Jewish Historical Exhibition Proposal
The American Jewish Historical Exhibit: Proposed Objects
The American Jewish Historical Exhibit: History versus Religion
The American Jewish Historical Exhibit and the World's Fair
The American Jewish Historical Exhibit: A Scheme Unrealized
The American Jewish Historical Exhibit: Conclusion
Bibliography
Mother Maps of the Commonwealth: Mapping Virginia in the Age of Enlightenment
Eighteenth Century Virginia Surveyors
A Map of the Colony?
A Map of the Most Inhabited Parts of Virginia
How Popular was the Fry and Jefferson Map of Virginia?
Who Provided the Information for the Map?
Bishop Madison’s Map of the Commonwealth of Virginia
Advertising the Map
The Making of Mr. Madison's Map
Was the Madison Map Popular?
Conclusion
Bibliography
Richard C. Mason and an Essay on Menstruation
A 19th Century Perspective
The Economy of Slave Reproduction
The Night Doctors
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Resistance
Conclusion
"Such Queens as They": Army Wives in Antebellum Frontier Forts
Introduction
Women's Place in Society
When Men Left ...
... Women Took Charge
Empowered Matriarchy
Vessels of Memory
Conclusion: Becoming Modern
How the identity and purpose of the Smithsonian Institution was shaped by the different visions of the first administrators
Joseph Henry’s vision for the Smithsonian Institution
Charles C. Jewett's vision for the Smithsonian Institution
The vision of Spencer Baird for the Smithsonian Institution
The National Museum is becoming a reality
The National Museum of the Smithsonian Institution
Bibliography
National Museum of Mexico: Creating an Identity
Influence from the Aztec Civilization
Influence of the Spanish Conquest
History of the National Museum of Mexico
Developing a National Identity
Understanding the Art
Conclusion and Bibliography
Impact of Campaign Rhetoric and Issues in the Presidential Election of 1800: Adams v. Jefferson
Issues & Dissemination of Campaign Rhetoric
Newspaper Advocacy in Early American Republic
Religion & Music in the Election of 1800
Results of the Presidential Election of 1800
Ensuing Electoral College Vote
Conclusion
Bibliography
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Creating an American Identity in the Early Republic
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