Loretta Long is Assistant Professor of History at Abilene Christian University in Texas.
“Long’s gracefully written biography of Selina Campbell . . . contributes significantly to knowledge about this woman, whom scholars have frequently mentioned only in passing. . . . Noting the impact of feminist assumptions on modern scholarship, Long stresses the priority of Christian faith in understanding Selina Campbell’s view of the family and the world.” —Stone-Campbell Journal
“This elegantly written and clearly organized biography celebrates the intensity of Selina Campbell’s devotion even as it attempts to place her life within the larger context of American women’s history. . . . This book will help to diversify and enliven the literature on nineteenth-century American women.”—Journal of the Early Republic
"Long's biography of Selina Campbell tells the intriguing and important life story of Alexander Campbell's noted and influential wife. Based on impressive research and written with grace and clarity, this book throws a bright new light on both the 19th-century history of the Disciples of Christ and on the critical religious role of women."—David Edwin Harrell Jr., Auburn University