Allgor, Catherine, 1958-

Parlor politics : in which the ladies of Washington help build a city and a government / Catherine Allgor. - Charlottesville : University Press of Virginia, 2000. - 299 p. : ill. ; 25 cm. - Jeffersonian America .

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Includes bibliographical references (p. 273-284) and index.

0813919983 (alk. paper) 081392118X (pbk. : alk paper)

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Entertaining--History--Washington (D.C.)--19th century.
Upper class women--History--Washington (D.C.)--19th century.
Women--Political activity--History--Washington (D.C.)--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.

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