Includes bibliographical references (pages 179-186) and index.
Contents
The independence of Rebecca Dickinson -- Origins and awakenings -- Entering the female economy -- A world at war, a soul at peace -- The unraveling -- Revolutionary Hatfield -- Rebellion, redux -- Reproducing the nation -- Singlehood and the "Bar in the way" -- The "Most dark and puzzling affair" -- Twilight -- Remembering independence.