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Jill Abraham Hummer is associate professor of political science at Wilson College, Chambersburg, Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in the Journal of Political Science Education, White House Studies, Encyclopedia of the Supreme Court, The Hill newspaper, and other publications.
First Ladies and American Women looks at the various public
activities of the First Ladies--the breadth of which may surprise
the reader--within the construct of the post-suffrage Women's
Movement. Placing the stories of the First Ladies within the
context of Second and Third Wave Feminism is a unique approach to
East Wing Studies; an approach that is way overdue. Abraham Hummer
augments this structure with clear, crisp writing, and with an eye
for the perfect anecdote. A welcome addition to the growing
scholarship on the impact of our First Ladies, as well as a
fascinating read.--John Robert Greene, author of Betty
Ford: Candor and Courage in the White HouseFirst Ladies and
American Women: In Politics and At Home provides a
well-written, thoughtful, and engaging examination of the modern
first ladies as political actors in the public and the private
spheres. Richly contextualized and relying almost exclusively on
documents drawn from the presidential archives, this volume reveals
the political calculations and personal judgments that have shaped
first ladies' actions as members of presidential administrations,
as wives of the presidents, and as representatives of American
women. First Ladies and American Women presents strong and
sometimes controversial arguments that are certain to inform and
challenge the reader.--MaryAnne Borrelli, author of The
Politics of the President's Wife A well-researched and provocative
study of the interaction between first ladies and their political
cultures from Lou Henry Hoover to Michelle Obama. A must for
libraries that want to be current about presidential
spouses.--Lewis L. Gould, author of The First Modern Clash
over Federal Power: Wilson versus Hughes in the Presidential
Election of 1916
Hummer skillfully illustrates how first lady advocacy has
paralleled both national and personal interest, as well as the
particular needs of an administration. Those interested in the
first lady, women's activism, or the the influences on modern
American womanhood will find this account informative and rich with
historical detail.--Political Science QuarterlyHummer's research
yields a detailed accounting of first ladies' public activities and
the ways in which their choices and experiences reflected changing
expectations for US women in general.--H-Net Reviews
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