With Jacqueline, Beatty, Ph.D
Examines the role of the American Revolution in the everyday lives of women
"A fascinating and affirming portrait of how women negotiated power by leaning into their dependent status. In Dependence is cogently argued and well written." -- Kelly A. Ryan, author of Regulating Passion: Sexuality and Patriarchal Rule in Massachusetts, 1700–1830 "A powerful book whose assertions transform our understanding of women’s agency in early America. Beatty masterfully teases out meaning from an exhaustive range of sources to demonstrate how women’s dependent status, rather than independent stat