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title	:	True Sisterhood : Michigan Women and Their Kin, 1820-1920 SUNY Series in American Social History
author	:	Motz, Marilyn Ferris.
publisher	:	State University of New York Press
isbn10 | asin	:	0873957164
print isbn13	:	9780873957168
ebook isbn13	:	9780585060767
language	:	English
subject	Women--Michigan--History--19th century, Married women--Michigan--History--19th century, Sisters--Michigan--History--19th century, Mothers and daughters--Michigan--History--19th century, Family--Michigan--History--19th century.
publication date	:	1983
lcc	:	HQ1438.M5M67 1983eb
ddc	:	305.4/09774
subject	:	Women--Michigan--History--19th century, Married women--Michigan--History--19th century, Sisters--Michigan--History--19th century, Mothers and daughters--Michigan--History--19th century, Family--Michigan--History--19th century.

Page i True Sisterhood

Page ii SUNY Series in American Social History Charles Stephenson and Elizabeth Pleck, Editors

Page iii True Sisterhood Michigan Women and Their Kin 18201920 Marilyn Ferris Motz Bowling Green State University State University of New York Press Albany

Page iv Published by State University of New York Press, Albany 1983 State University of New York All rights reserved Printed in the United States of America No part of this book may be used or reproduced in any manner whatsoever without written permission except in the case of brief quotations embodied in critical articles and reviews. For information, address State University of New York Press, State University Plaza, Albany, N.Y., 12246 Library of Congress Cataloging in Publication Data Motz, Marilyn Ferris, 1951 True sisterhood. (SUNY series in American social history) Bibliography: p. Includes index. 1. WomenMichiganHistory19th century. 2. Married womenMichiganHis tory19th century. 3. SistersMichiganHistory19th century. 4. Mothers and daughtersMichiganHistory19th century. 5. FamilyMichiganHistory19th century. I. Title. II. Series. HQ1438.M5M67 1983 305.4'09774 82-19198 ISBN 0873957156 ISBN 0873957164 (pbk.)

Page v To my parents, C. Robert Ferris and Maro Martin Ferris

Page vii Contents Tables viii Illustrations ix Acknowledgments xi Introduction 1 ONE Into the Gulf of Matrimony: Husbands and Wives 15 TWO A Sister's PrivilegePerhaps Her Duty: The Female Family 37 THREE A Letter Traced by a Friendly Hand: The Context of Correspondence 53 FOUR The Valley of the Shadow of Death: Motherless Children 82 FIVE Woman and Nurse: Care of the Ill 97 SIX A Poor Dependent Being: Women Without Husbands 111 Conclusion 128 Appendix A 132 Appendix B 144 Notes 150 Bibliography 183 Index 194

Page viii Tables 1. Percentage Distribution of Occupations of Non-Farming Household Heads, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 134 2. Household Distribution of Wealth in Real Estate Among Sample from Family Documents, Michigan, 1850 135 3. Average Household Size, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 136 4. Distribution of Household Size among Sample from Family Documents, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 136 5. Average Number of Children per Household, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 137 6. Distribution of Number of Children per Household among Family Documents Sample, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 137 7. Percentage of Households with Parents of the Household Head or of Spouse, Boarders, or Servants, Michigan, 1880 138 8. Percentage Distribution of Age of Household Head, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 139 9. Distribution of Age Differences between Household Head and Spouse among Family Documents Sample, Michigan, 1850 and 1880 140 10. Percentage Distribution of Age of Oldest Child in Household, Michigan, 1850 and 1880

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