Ghosts in the Machinery: Women and the U.S. Constitution, by Dr. Catherine Allgor @JamesMadisonFoundation
Ghosts in the Machinery: Women and the U.S. Constitution, by Dr. Catherine Allgor @JamesMadisonFoundation
Uploaded February 2015 | Updated September 2026, 3 days ago
"Ghosts in the Machinery: Women and the United States Constitution," by Dr. Catherine Allgor. An address given at the 2013 James Madison Symposium held on the campus of Georgetown University, July 8, 2013.

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0:00 Intro
0:13 Women in the Constitution
7:39 Female trouble
14:22 Slavery
21:29 Legitimacy
28:38 Backlash against women
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