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Author

Allgor, Catherine, 1958-

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

Imprint

Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2000.

Copies

Location	Call No.	OPAC Message	Status
Axe 3rd Floor Stacks	305.4209753 Al54p	---	Available

Description	299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Series	Jeffersonian America
Bibliography	Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.
Contents	Introduction -- President Thomas Jefferson in Washington City -- Dolley Madison takes command -- Washington women in public -- Louisa Catherine Adams campaigns for the presidency -- The fall of Andrew Jackson's cabinet -- Conclusion.
Subject	Women in politics -- 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 -- 19th century.
ISBN	0813919983 (alk. paper)
	081392118X (pbk. : alk paper)