Republican motherhood

noun

An attitude toward women's roles in the emerging United States around the time of the American Revolution, based on the idea that the patriots' daughters should be raised to uphold the ideals of republicanism, in order to pass on those values to the next generation.

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nounRepublican motherhood (uncountable)
  1. historicaluncountableAn attitude toward women's roles in the emerging United States around the time of the American Revolution, based on the idea that the patriots' daughters should be raised to uphold the ideals of republicanism, in order to pass on those values to the next generation.
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