Mary Lyon, the Founding of Mount Holyoke College, and the Cultural Revival of Jonathan Edwards

Recent studies of the Second Great Awakening have stressed the strong appeal of evangelical religion to female worshippers. The revival has been portrayed as a “women's awakening” that nurtured “bonds of womanhood,” promoted female benevolence, and shaped antebellum canons of domesticity. Mary...

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Main Author: Conforti, Joseph (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Cambridge University Press 1993
In: Religion and American culture
Year: 1993, Volume: 3, Issue: 1, Pages: 69-89
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