07/14/2012
By marrying the brother of one of the most powerful men in the world, Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte became a national–actually, an international–celebrity. Far from being a modest, respectable wife who, according to American social expectations, would find happiness within her home rather than in the public sphere, Elizabeth relished being in the public eye.
06/25/2012
Elizabeth Patterson Bonaparte: An American Aristocrat in the Early Republic Charlene M. Boyer Lewis 312 pages | 6 x 9 | 14 illus. Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4430-4 | $34.95… READ MORE
06/06/2012
A Nation of Women: Gender and Colonial Encounters Among the Delaware Indians Gunlög Fur 264 pages | 6 x 9 | 17 illus. Cloth 2009 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4182-2 | $39.95… READ MORE
06/04/2012
In the June Penn Press podcast Ruth Mazo Karras, Professor of History and Director of the Center for Medieval Studies at the University of Minnesota, reminds us that traditional marriage… READ MORE
05/02/2012
Unmarriages: Women, Men, and Sexual Unions in the Middle Ages Ruth Mazo Karras 304 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4420-5 | $49.95 | £32.50 A volume… READ MORE
03/08/2012
Lucretia Coffin Mott’s record of leadership in the women’s movement and in transatlantic abolitionism make her an ideal figure to remember on International Women’s day, even though Mott has long… READ MORE
01/25/2012
On Sunday, the anniversary of the Roe vs. Wade decision, U.S. Representative Michele Bachmann made her first public appearance since pulling out of the presidential race on January 4. At a protest against abortion at the Minnesota State Capitol, the conservative congresswoman was in her element as she rallied the faithful.
Bachmann’s last-place finish in the Iowa caucuses and subsequent withdrawal from the presidential running had undoubtedly disappointed that audience.
Outside of those circles, many observers viewed Bachmann’s candidacy as a manifestation of our collective political dysfunction. Yet any relief at her poor showing needs to be tempered by caution.
12/19/2011
Battling Miss Bolsheviki: The Origins of Female Conservatism in the United States Kirsten Marie Delegard 320 pages | 6 x 9 | 9 illus. Cloth Jan 2012 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4366-6… READ MORE
Immigration, Islam, and the Politics of Belonging in France: A Comparative Framework Elaine R. Thomas 328 pages | 6 x 9 Cloth 2011 | ISBN 978-0-8122-4332-1 | $65.00 | £42.50… READ MORE
11/10/2011
Medieval Iberia: Readings from Christian, Muslim, and Jewish Sources Edited by Olivia Remie Constable Second Edition 624 pages | 6 1/8 x 9 1/4 | 30 illus. Paper 2011 |… READ MORE
