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OverviewBetween 1932 and 1958, thousands of children read volumes in the book series Childhood of Famous Americans. With colorful cover art and compelling—and often highly fictionalized—narrative storylines, these biographies celebrated the national virtues and achievements of famous women like Betsy Ross, Louisa May Alcott, and Amelia Earhart. Employing deep archival research, Gregory M. Pfitzer examines the editorial and production choices of the publisher and considers the influence of the series on readers and American culture more broadly.In telling the story of how female subjects were chosen and what went into writing these histories for young female readers of the time, Pfitzer illustrates how these books shaped children's thinking and historical imaginations around girlhood using tales from the past. Utilizing documented conversations and disagreements among authors, editors, readers, reviewers, and sales agents at Bobbs-Merrill, ""Fame is Not Just for the Fellas"" places the series in the context of national debates around fame, gender, historical memory, and portrayals of children and childhood for a young reading public—charged debates that continue to this day. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Gregory M. PfitzerPublisher: University of Massachusetts Press Imprint: University of Massachusetts Press Weight: 0.363kg ISBN: 9781625346926ISBN 10: 1625346921 Pages: 440 Publication Date: 30 December 2022 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In stock  We have confirmation that this item is in stock with the supplier. It will be ordered in for you and dispatched immediately. Table of ContentsPreface Introduction The Negotiated Past Part I: The Birth of a Series Chapter one Female Renown and the Politics of Commemoration Chapter two Girlhood as a Cultural Construct in Fictional Biographies Part II: Noted Wives and Mothers Chapter three Fame by Association: The Gender Politics of First Ladies Chapter Four Matrimony, Domesticity, and the Cult of True Womanhood Part III: Arranged Marriages and the Freedom of the Frontier Chapter Five Marriages of Convenience: Harried Housewives as Homesteaders Chapter Six Miscegenation and the Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous Peoples Part IV: Braving Enemy Fire: She-Warriors in Masculine Spaces Chapter Seven “Filler Feminism” and Disputed Claims to Military Fame Chapter eight Civil War Heroines and “Vacillating Feminism” Part V: The COFA Series Redux Chapter nine “Meddling” Quaker Reformers as Agents of Change Chapter ten Radical Transformation and Reactionary Resistance Conclusion Fame Is Fleeting: The National Women’s Hall of Fame Notes IndexReviews"""In our current ideological wars over history, Pfitzer's subject could not be more central to understanding our present. This beautifully written and researched text makes a valuable contribution to both the history of juvenile publishing and the construction of historic nationalism.""--Renée M. Sentilles, author of American Tomboys, 1850-1915" In our current ideological wars over history, Pfitzer's subject could not be more central to understanding our present. This beautifully written and researched text makes a valuable contributor to both the history of juvenile publishing and the construction of historic nationalism. --Renee M. Sentilles, author of American Tomboys, 1850-1915 Author InformationGREGORY M. PFITZER is professor of American studies at Skidmore College and author of History Repeating Itself: The Republication of Children's Historical Literature and the Christian Right. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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