Dolley Madison: The Problem of National Unity
- ISBN-10
- 0429980558
- ISBN-13
- 9780429980558
- Series
- Dolley Madison
- Category
- History
- Pages
- 194
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2018-04-17
- Publisher
- Routledge
- Author
- Catherine Allgor
Description
First Lady of the United States and America's "Queen of Hearts," Dolley Madison fashioned an unofficial role for herself in the new administration of the United States, helping to answer the nation's need for ceremony and leaving footprints for centuries of presidential wives to follow. Assisting her husband, James Madison, she helped to promote national unity, modeling a political behavior that stressed civility and empathy. Together, their approach fueled bipartisanship in a country still assembling a political identity. About the Lives of American Women series: selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era. The emphasis is on a 'good read', featuring accessible writing and compelling narratives, without sacrificing sound scholarship and academic integrity. Primary sources at the end of each biography reveal the subject's perspective in her own words. Study questions and an annotated bibliography support the student reader.
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Other editions
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- 2008-01-01
- 132 pages
- Paperback
- Enslow Publishing, LLC
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