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The work of the heart : young women and emotion, 1780-1830 / Martha Tomhave Blauvelt.

Author/creator Blauvelt, Martha Tomhave, 1948-
Format Book and Print
Publication InfoCharlottesville : University of Virginia Press, 2007.
Descriptionxi, 275 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Supplemental Content Table of contents only
Subject(s)
Women--United States --Psychology --History.
Young women--United States --Psychology --History.
Young women--United States --Diaries.
Emotions.
Series Jeffersonian America
Jeffersonian America. ^A426223
Contents Introduction: the theory and practice of emotion -- The work of the heart: emotion, class, and performance -- Schooling the heart: education and emotional expression at Litchfield Female Academy -- Discerning the heart: fear and fancy in courtship -- Losing it: anger and the boundaries of female behavior -- Reconstructing the heart: religion, marriage, and motherhood -- Conclusion.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references (p. [241]-261) and index.
LCCN 2006022268
ISBN0813925975 (cloth : alk. paper)
ISBN9780813925974 (cloth : alk. paper)

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