O Sisters Ain't You Happy?: Gender, Family, and Community Among the Harvard and Shirley Shakers, 1781-1918

by Suzanne Ruth Thurman

Book Overview

Compelling, in-depth analysis of Shaker villages that sheds light on how communal attitudes helped to liberate Shaker women. Drawing on archival material from Shaker members, observers, and apostates,... This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0815629346
• ISBN13: 9780815629344
• Release Date: December 2001
• Publisher: Syracuse University Press
• Length: 276 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 6.1" x 9.1"