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Fourierist Communities of Reform

The Social Networks of Nineteenth-Century Female Reformers

Palgrave Macmillan

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  • Explores the nature of social reform, the future of capitalism, and the feasibility of socialist, communitarian economic structures
  • Argues that social reform movements and organizations were overlapping and interdependent in their membership, challenging narratives that frame social reform causes in the US as independent entities
  • Examines the lives of intentional community members after their time living in the community, thus providing information on the long-term impacts of these communities on the lives of individuals

Part of the book series: Palgrave Studies in Utopianism (PASU)

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About this book

This book explores the intersections between nineteenth-century social reform movements in the United States. Delving into the little-known history of women who joined income-sharing communities during the 1840s, this book uses four community case studies to examine social activism within communal environments. In a period when women faced legal and social restrictions ranging from coverture to slavery, the emergence of residential communities designed by French utopian writer, Charles Fourier, introduced spaces where female leadership and social organization became possible. Communitarian women helped shape the ideological underpinnings of some of the United States’ most enduring and successful reform efforts, including the women’s rights movement, the abolition movement, and the creation of the Republican Party. Dr. Hart argues that these movements were intertwined, with activists influencing multiple organizations within unexpected settings.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Arroyo Grande, USA

    Amy Hart

About the author

Dr. Amy Hart holds a Ph.D. in History from the University of California, Santa Cruz. She has served as a lecturer at Cal Poly, San Luis Obispo, and is currently a public historian for California State Parks.

Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Fourierist Communities of Reform

  • Book Subtitle: The Social Networks of Nineteenth-Century Female Reformers

  • Authors: Amy Hart

  • Series Title: Palgrave Studies in Utopianism

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-68356-6

  • Publisher: Palgrave Macmillan Cham

  • eBook Packages: History, History (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature Switzerland AG 2021

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68355-9Published: 24 July 2021

  • Softcover ISBN: 978-3-030-68358-0Published: 25 July 2022

  • eBook ISBN: 978-3-030-68356-6Published: 23 July 2021

  • Series ISSN: 2946-4471

  • Series E-ISSN: 2946-448X

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XIII, 248

  • Number of Illustrations: 4 b/w illustrations

  • Topics: US History, History, general

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eBook USD 119.00
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Softcover Book USD 159.99
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  • Dispatched in 3 to 5 business days
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Hardcover Book USD 159.99
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