The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker

The Life Cycle of an Eighteenth-Century Woman
Herausgeber: Crane, Elaine Forman

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Produktbeschreibung

The Diary of Elizabeth Drinker The Life Cycle of an Eighteenth-Century Woman Abridged Edition Edited by Elaine Forman Crane "[Drinker's] diary, which spans the years 1758 to 1807, is the most substantial woman's diary that survives from eighteenth-century America; and it ranks with the diaries of Samuel Sewall, William Byrd, Landon Carter, John Adams, and William Bentley in its richness as a source for understanding the social and cultural history of the period it covers."--American Historical Review The journal of Philadelphia Quaker Elizabeth Sandwith Drinker (1735-1807) is perhaps the single most significant personal record of eighteenth-century life in America from a woman's perspective. Drinker wrote in her diary nearly continuously between 1758 and 1807, from two years before her marriage to the night before her last illness. The extraordinary span and sustained quality of the journal make it a rewarding document for a multitude of historical purposes. One of the most prolific early American diarists--her journal runs to thirty-six manuscript volumes--Elizabeth Drinker saw English colonies evolve into the American nation while Drinker herself changed from a young unmarried woman into a wife, mother, and grandmother. Her journal entries touch on every contemporary subject: political, personal, and familial. Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder. There is little that escaped Elizabeth Drinker's quill, and her diary is a delight not only for the information it contains but also for the way in which she conveys her world across the centuries. Elaine Forman Crane is Professor of History at Fordham University. She is the author of Killed Strangely: The Death of Rebecca Cornell and editor of the journal , the latter also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press. Nov 2009 352 pages 6 x 9 ISBN 978-0-8122-2077-3 Paper $22.50s £15.00 World Rights American History, Biography, Women's/Gender Studies Short copy: Focusing on different stages of Drinker's personal development within the domestic context, this abridged edition highlights four critical phases of her life cycle: youth and courtship, wife and mother, middle age in years of crisis, and grandmother and family elder.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Global Center for Resiliency & Wellbeing
• Seitenzahl: 352
• Erscheinungstermin: 3. Februar 2010
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 230mm x 154mm x 30mm
• Gewicht: 612g
• ISBN-13: 9780812220773
• ISBN-10: 0812220773
• Artikelnr.: 26816170

Autorenporträt

Elaine Forman Crane is Professor of History at Fordham University. She is the author of Killed Strangely: The Death of Rebecca Cornell and editor of the journal Early American Studies, the latter also available from the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Inhaltsangabe

Preface: A Woman for All Seasons
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Editorial Note
List of Short Titles and Abbreviations
Family Tree
1. Youth and Courtship, 1758-1761
2. Wife and Mother, 1762-1775
3. Middle Age in Years of Crisis, 1776-1793
4. Grandmother and Grand Mother, 1794-1807
Biographical Directory
Index of Names
Subject Index