Why read We Mean to Be Counted?

Book cover of We Mean to Be Counted: White Women and Politics in Antebellum Virginia

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Over the past two decades, historians have successfully disputed the notion that American women remained wholly outside the realm of politics until the early twentieth century. Still, a consensus has prevailed that, unlike their Northern counterparts, women of the antebellum South were largely excluded from public life. With this book,…

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1 author picked We Mean to Be Counted as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Mark R. Cheathem

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Varon’s book is another classic study. She examines not only the role of women in supporting traditionally male political activities but also in broadening the definition of what constituted political activity. While Varon focuses on Virginia, evidence of her argument can be seen in other parts of the United States, as I found in my own research.

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