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    Heads of State, Heads of Households: Social and Political Power Relationships in Early America
    (2011) Johnson, Mark Allen; Lyons, Clare A; History; Digital Repository at the University of Maryland; University of Maryland (College Park, Md.)
    This thesis explores familial and political power relationships in the American colonies after the Glorious Revolution in England in 1688 through the establishment of the independent American republic. It investigates how early American statesmen, such as Presidents and state governors, related with their families and with the public. By examining the private and public correspondence and public addresses of these characters as government leaders and heads of household, it will explain how patriarchal ideals, laws, and practices persisted and changed during the political upheaval of the American Revolution and establishment of the republic with the creation of the Constitution. It will also demonstrate how familial relationships affected people's political understandings.