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A review by lizcovart
Charity and Sylvia: A Same-Sex Marriage in Early America by Rachel Hope Cleves
5.0
Charity and Sylvia is a well-written and engaging book about the timely topic of same-sex marriage in the United States and the timeless concepts of marriage, family, religion, work, and women.
Charity and Sylvia explores the open same-sex relationship of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake between 1807 and 1851. Rachel Hope Cleves investigates how Charity and Sylvia met, how their relationship was a marriage, and how these two women were able to live openly as husband and wife without persecution from other residents in the town of Weybridge, Vermont. However, Cleves' masterful narrative explores more than just the relationship of Charity and Sylvia. In exploring Charity and Sylvia's marriage, Cleves uses the lives of these two women to explore early American ideas about marriage, family, religion, health and wellness, work, and women.
Anyone who would like to learn more about early American domestic life and/or how the past applies to the present should read this book.
Charity and Sylvia explores the open same-sex relationship of Charity Bryant and Sylvia Drake between 1807 and 1851. Rachel Hope Cleves investigates how Charity and Sylvia met, how their relationship was a marriage, and how these two women were able to live openly as husband and wife without persecution from other residents in the town of Weybridge, Vermont. However, Cleves' masterful narrative explores more than just the relationship of Charity and Sylvia. In exploring Charity and Sylvia's marriage, Cleves uses the lives of these two women to explore early American ideas about marriage, family, religion, health and wellness, work, and women.
Anyone who would like to learn more about early American domestic life and/or how the past applies to the present should read this book.