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“Until I Have Won” Vestiges of Coverture and the Invisibility of Women in the Twentieth Century: A Biography of Jeannette Ridlon Piccard

Hill, Sheryl K.
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1241189875

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2009, Doctor of Philosophy (PhD), Ohio University, History (Arts and Sciences).
For women, the passage of secular and ecclesiastical laws to ban overt forms of discrimination and open corporate and cultural opportunities is a necessary step toward the full inclusion in society. However, even as American women's legal standing imporved throughout the 20th century, they encountered subtle forms of discrimination: vestiges of 19th century coverture. Jeannette Ridlon Piccard's life (1895-1981) uniquely illustrates the struggles during the 20th century for women in the spheres of citizenship, science and religion, particularly the Anglican tradition. Piccard was not "protected" by her husband's citizenship; she was not "protected from the rigors of science; nor was she "protected from the rigors of religion. Rather the vestiges of coverture protected men's domains from her inclusion. Piccard did not accept the exclusionary practices, challenging and overcoming barriers to women in space exploration and women as Episcopal priests. Sources employed include manuscript collections; interviews with family members; letters and memoirs; religious and science periodicals; congressional documents and court cases.
Katherine Jellison, PhD (Advisor)
Sholeh Quinn, PhD (Committee Member)
Chester Pach, PhD (Committee Member)
Julie White, PhD (Committee Member)
409 p.
American History
Jeannette Ridlon Piccard; 1907 Expatriation Act; 1930s stratosphere ballooning; Episcopal Church women priests; women in NASA 1963-1970; Jean Felix Piccard

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  • Hill, S. K. (2009). “Until I Have Won” Vestiges of Coverture and the Invisibility of Women in the Twentieth Century: A Biography of Jeannette Ridlon Piccard [Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1241189875

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Hill, Sheryl. “Until I Have Won” Vestiges of Coverture and the Invisibility of Women in the Twentieth Century: A Biography of Jeannette Ridlon Piccard. 2009. Ohio University, Doctoral dissertation. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1241189875.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Hill, Sheryl. "“Until I Have Won” Vestiges of Coverture and the Invisibility of Women in the Twentieth Century: A Biography of Jeannette Ridlon Piccard." Doctoral dissertation, Ohio University, 2009. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=ohiou1241189875

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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