{"product_id":"circumstances-are-destiny-brakebill-9780873388641","title":"Circumstances Are Destiny: An Antebellum Woman's Struggle to Define Sphere","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA 19th-century midwestern woman's reflections on her role in society\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eCelestia Rice Colby, born in Ohio in 1827, had lifestyle options that were relatively straightforward for the typical white female child born in the first half of the nineteenth century: she married in 1848, had five children, spent much of her life working as a dairy farmer and housewife, and died in 1900.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHer rich legacy, however, extended beyond her children and grandchildren and survived in the form of detailed and reflective diaries and writings. Her private and published writings show that despite the appearances of the quintessential normal life, Colby struggled to reconcile her personal hopes and ambitions with the expectations and obligations placed on her by society. Author Tina Stewart Brakebill has woven original research with secondary material to form the fabric of Colby's life--from her days as the daughter of an Ohio dairy farmer to her relationship with her daughter, a pioneering university professor. What emerges is a multifaceted picture of one woman's lifelong struggle to establish her own identity within the confines of society's proscriptions.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eColby's life story offers valuable insights that move beyond conventional generalizations regarding women of the past and that continue to affect the study of women today.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Brakebill\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 087338864X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780873388641\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Kent State University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/07\/2006\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 280\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.33lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.46h x 6.92w x 0.97d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 11\/01\/2006 pg. 545","brand":"Brakebill","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":48013826031871,"sku":"9780873388641","price":34.95,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_303e0ee1-84ee-4465-9d21-54bff4fd81d0.jpg?v=1767745004","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/circumstances-are-destiny-brakebill-9780873388641","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}