Author

Publication

2008-02-28 - Northern Illinois University Press

Language

English

Word Count

58,000 words, Guess

Page Count

232 pages

Physical Format

Hardcover

Identifiers

and 2 more
  • Better World Books9780875803852
  • Open LibraryOL11164227M

Classifications

  • LCCHV5229.M36 2008
  • LCCHV5229 .M36 2008

Description

"By examining the contradictory images of women employed by the antebellum temperance movement, Scott Martin reveals the reformers' commitment not only to social betterment but also to middle-class interests and a particular gender ideology. Martin explores the reasons why more men than women drank, the ways in which society dealt with women who neglected familial and social obligations to become drunkards, and the consequences of women's failure to eradicate male drunkenness."--BOOK JACKET.

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