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THE DIARY OF MARGARET GRAVES CARY: FAMILY & GENDER IN THE MERCHANT CLASS OF 18th CENTURY CHARLESTOWN

Kiger, Joshua A
http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1406980949

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2014, Master of Arts, Miami University, History.
Margaret Cary’s adult life, starting, with marriage and motherhood, as defined by 18th century cultural standards, ended in 1762. During the majority of these years, from 1741-1759, Margaret kept a sparse diary serving as a kind of family bible. This diary, although limited, offers a glimpse into the life of a woman who is often overlooked in histories of the period. Specifically, the details of Margaret’s life and family, her diary and other documents provide insight into the changing nature of family and gender roles in the 18th century merchant class of coastal New England. These changing realities of colonial seaports had a lasting impact on not just economic commerce, but also on religious, social, and cultural commerce. Margaret Cary’s life provides a case study of these changes and speaks to question of this project: the historical importance of Massachusetts’s women in the culturally transitional years between 1740 and 1760.
Mary Kupiec Cayton (Advisor)
Andrew Cayton (Committee Member)
Kathryn Burns-Howard (Committee Member)
100 p.
American History; Families and Family Life; Gender Studies; History
women; gender; family; marriage; sex; smallpox; calvinism; mercantilism; merchant; boston; charlestown; west indies; mather; cary; massachusetts; childrearing; children; pregnancy; birth; illness; motherhood; patriarchy; class; 18th century

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  • Kiger, J. A. (2014). THE DIARY OF MARGARET GRAVES CARY: FAMILY & GENDER IN THE MERCHANT CLASS OF 18th CENTURY CHARLESTOWN [Master's thesis, Miami University]. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1406980949

    APA Style (7th edition)

  • Kiger, Joshua. THE DIARY OF MARGARET GRAVES CARY: FAMILY & GENDER IN THE MERCHANT CLASS OF 18th CENTURY CHARLESTOWN . 2014. Miami University, Master's thesis. OhioLINK Electronic Theses and Dissertations Center, http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1406980949.

    MLA Style (8th edition)

  • Kiger, Joshua. "THE DIARY OF MARGARET GRAVES CARY: FAMILY & GENDER IN THE MERCHANT CLASS OF 18th CENTURY CHARLESTOWN ." Master's thesis, Miami University, 2014. http://rave.ohiolink.edu/etdc/view?acc_num=miami1406980949

    Chicago Manual of Style (17th edition)

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