Conceptual locations: where virtue, vice and citizenship intersect -- The religious roots of moral guardianship: American women as the daughters of Eve and Zion -- "Back to virtue" backlash politics: privileging irresponsibility -- Suspect citizenship: from Lowell Mill girls to lesbian feminists and sadomasochism -- "Ozzie and Harriet" morality: resetting liberal democracy's moral compass -- The legacy of virtue and vice: Mary Wollstonecraft and contemporary feminist care ethics
Summary
A feminist conceptual history that shows how American politics have largely defined women in terms of their reproductive and socializing functions, denying women full citizenship and devaluing their political activity
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 185-194) and index
