Dolley Madison: The Problem of National Unity (Lives of American Women)

Catherine Allgor

ISBN 10: 0813347599 / ISBN 13: 9780813347592

Published by Westview Press 2012-09-25, 2012

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Dolley Madison: The Problem of National Unity (Lives of American Women)
• Publisher: Westview Press 2012-09-25
• Publication Date: 2012
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0813347599
• ISBN 13: 9780813347592
• Binding: Paperback
• Condition: New

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Synopsis

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.

About the Author

Catherine Allgor