Challenging separate spheres in Antebellum New Hampshire :the case of Brigham Nims: Historical New Hampshire / Karen V. Hansen.

Title:

Challenging separate spheres in Antebellum New Hampshire :the case of Brigham Nims: Historical New Hampshire / Karen V. Hansen.

Author:

Hansen, Karen V.

Call Number:

977.8 N5321h

Publication Information:

Concord, NH: New Hampshire Historical Society, 1988.

Physical Description:

p. 120 - 135.

Source:

Vol. 43, No. 2 (Summer, 1988) Historical New Hampshire.

Description:

It was long believed that men and women in the United States prior to the Civil War lived in distinctly separate spheres, with women conducting chores in the private realm and men engaging in economic and political activities in the public sphere. Brigham Nims (1814-93), farmer, schoolteacher, and selectman of Roxbury, New Hampshire, broke many stereotypes of 19th-century manhood. Nims had a close relationship with his sister, and routinely performed household chores.

Language:

English.

Subjects:

Women Social life and customs 19th century. , Men Social life and customs 19th century. , Sexual division of labor.

People:

Nims, Brigham, 1811-1843.

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