Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help build a city and a government /

Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help build a city and a government /

"When Thomas Jefferson moved his victorious Republican administration into the new capital in 1801, one of his first acts was to abolish any formal receptions, except on New Year's Day and the Fourth of July." "Women like Dolley Madison and Louisa Catherine Adams, women of politi...

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Main Author: Allgor, Catherine, 1958-
Format: Book
Language:English
Published:Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2000.
Series:Jeffersonian America.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Upper class women > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Entertaining > Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > History > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Politics and government > 19th century.
Washington (D.C.) > Social life and customs.

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Call Number: HQ1236.5.U6 A45 2000
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