Escaped nuns : true womanhood and the campaign against convents in antebellum America / Cassandra L. Yacovazzi.
2018
BX4220
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Title
Escaped nuns : true womanhood and the campaign against convents in antebellum America / Cassandra L. Yacovazzi.
ISBN
9780190881030 (electronic book)
Published
New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2018.
Language
English
Description
1 online resource : illustrations
Call Number
BX4220
Dewey Decimal Classification
271.90073
Summary
On the eve of the Civil War, 'Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu', a convent exposé by a fraudulent 'escaped nun' Maria Monk, captivated readers. The text served as a centrepiece for a larger campaign against convents, marked by riots, propaganda, and nativist politics, and reflected deep concerns regarding women, religious life, and the fate of the Republic.
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On the eve of the Civil War, 'Awful Disclosures of the Hotel Dieu', a convent exposé by a fraudulent 'escaped nun' Maria Monk, captivated readers. The text served as a centrepiece for a larger campaign against convents, marked by riots, propaganda, and nativist politics, and reflected deep concerns regarding women, religious life, and the fate of the Republic.
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Includes bibliographical references and index.
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Access limited to authorized users.
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Description based on online resource; title from home page (viewed on July 31, 2018).
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Print version: 9780190881009
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