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First Place winner of the 2003 New England Museum Association Publication Design Competition

Winner of the 2004 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize sponsored by the American Historical Association


Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005 by Choice Magazine


“This is a wonderful book . . . offering a new perspective on why men needed women to regulate each other and on why women were willing to do so. A provocative and persuasive piece of history.”—Cynthia Herrup, Duke University



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      Publisher: Yale University Press
      Publication Date: Publication Date: 12/17/2013 12:00:00 AM
      ISBN13: 9780300207958, 978-0300207958
      ISBN10: 0300207956

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      Trade Review
      First Place winner of the 2003 New England Museum Association Publication Design Competition

      Winner of the 2004 Joan Kelly Memorial Prize sponsored by the American Historical Association


      Selected as an Outstanding Academic Title for 2005 by Choice Magazine


      “This is a wonderful book . . . offering a new perspective on why men needed women to regulate each other and on why women were willing to do so. A provocative and persuasive piece of history.”—Cynthia Herrup, Duke University



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