Record #:

40707

Author(s):

Hoffert, Sylvia D.

Abstract:

The contributions of ministers’ wives have traditionally been downplayed by historians. Acknowledging Anna Burwell’s efforts as a minister’s wife include crediting her fulfillment of gender role duties while operating a girls’ academy to help her husband support their family.

Source:

North Carolina Historical Review (NoCar F251 .N892), Vol. 96 Issue 3, July 2019 , p245-275 Periodical Website

Subject(s):

Burwell, Margaret Anna Robertson, 1810-1871; Burwell School--Hillsborough; Burwell School--Hillsborough--History; Gender roles--19th century--angel of the house ; Ministers' wives--roles--19th century ; Antebellum period, 1820-1961--Social conditions; Antebellum period, 1820-1861; Southern states--ministers' salaries--Presbyterian clergymen; Southern states--educational opportunities--women ; Salem Academy (Winston-Salem); Educational opportunities for women--North Carolina--19th century ; Warrenton Female Academy; Mangum, William Person, 1782-1861; Mangum, Sallie Alston--see also Sallie Alston Mangum Leach