AMERICAN FIRST LADIES:
Their Lives and Their Legacy
EDITED BY LEWIS L. GOULD
From Martha Washington to Hillary Rodham Clinton, here's a look at the
First Lady's impact on the country and the American Woman. Each fact-filled
biographical essay tells how these women have influenced the presidency and
changed the country's attitudes toward marriage, parenting, women and
careers, as well as gender relations within the United States.
GARLAND PUBLISHING $22.95/$95.00 PAPER/HARDCOVER
THE PROSPECT BEFORE HER:
A History of Women in Western Europe, 1500-1800
OLWEN HUFTON
Already hailed by English critics as "one of the most important works of
history to be published since the Second World War," Olwen Hufton's
fascinating and brilliantly learned study explores the role of women in
Western Europe from medieval times to the early modern age. "A truly
spellbinding book." -The Independent. Hufton is Professor of History at the
European University Institute.
ALFRED A. KNOPF $35.00 HARDCOVER
THE WOMAN'S BIBLE
ELIZABETH CADY STANTON
Hearing the names of Eve and Jezebel invoked to deny woman suffrage and
justify women's subjugation, Elizabeth Cady Stanton decided to scrutinize
and reinterpret Biblical passages relating to women. In 1895 Stanton
published this controversial critique of the Bible, arguing that far from
being the word of God, "these degrading ideas of woman emanated from the
brain of man."
NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY PRESS $15.95 PAPER