Lady Editor - by Melanie Kirkpatrick (Hardcover)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> About the Book </b></p></br></br>"For half a century Sarah Josepha Hale was the best known and most influential woman in America. As editor of Godey's Lady's Book, Hale was the leading cultural arbiter for the growing nation. Women (and many men) turned to her for advice on what to read, what to cook, how to behave, and-most important- what to think. Twenty years before the declaration of women's rights in Seneca Falls, N.Y., Sarah Josepha Hale used her powerful pen to build popular acceptance of women's right to an education, their right to work, and their right to manage their own money. There is hardly an aspect of nineteenth-century culture in which Hale did not \gure prominently as a pathbreaker. She was one of the \rst editors to promote American authors writing on American themes. Her stamp of approval helped advance the reputations of such writers as Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, Nathaniel Hawthorne, and Henry Wadsworth Longfellow. She wrote the \rst antislavery novel, compiled the \rst-ever women's history book, and penned the most recognizable verse in the English language, "Mary Had a Little Lamb." As a social reformer, she pioneered the way for women to assume leadership roles in charitable organizations. Americans' favorite holiday -- Thanksgiving - wouldn't exist without Hale. She re imagined the New England festival as patriotic national holiday and she conducted a decades-long campaign to persuade the public to coalesce around her idea. Abraham Lincoln took up her suggestion in 1863 and proclaimed the \rst in the series of national Thanksgivings that continues up to the present day. She also introduced the Christmas tree and the white wedding dress to Americans. Today, most of the women's equity issues that Hale championed have been achieved, or nearly so. But women's roles in what she and her contemporaries called the "domestic sphere" are arguably less valued today than in Hale's era. Hale's beliefs about women's special obligations to family, their moral leadership, and their principal role in preparing children to lead useful lives continue to have relevance at a time when many American women believe feminism has failed them and are seeking better answers. No one wants to return to the time of separate spheres for men and women, but we could bene\t from re-examining the arguments that Hale put forward to honor women's special roles and responsibilities. "Lady Editor" re-creates the life and times of a major nineteenth-century woman, whose career as a writer, editor, and early feminist encompassed ideas central to American history"--<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p>For half a century Sarah Josepha Hale was the most influential woman in America. As editor of <i>Godey's Lady's Book</i>, Hale was the leading cultural arbiter for the growing nation. Women (and many men) turned to her for advice on what to read, what to cook, how to behave, and--most important--what to think. Twenty years before the declaration of women's rights in Seneca Falls, NY, Sarah Josepha Hale used her powerful pen to promote women's right to an education, to work, and to manage their own money. <p/>There is hardly an aspect of nineteenth-century culture in which Hale did not figure prominently as a pathbreaker. She was one of the first editors to promote American authors writing on American themes. Her stamp of approval advanced the reputations of Edgar Allan Poe, Harriet Beecher Stowe, and Nathaniel Hawthorne. She wrote the first antislavery novel, compiled the first women's history book, and penned the most recognizable verse in the English language, "Mary Had a Little Lamb." <p/>Americans' favorite holiday--Thanksgiving--wouldn't exist without Hale. Re-imagining the New England festival as a patriotic national holiday, she conducted a decades-long campaign to make it happen. Abraham Lincoln took up her suggestion in 1863 and proclaimed the first national Thanksgiving. <p/>Most of the women's equity issues that Hale championed have been achieved, or nearly so. But women's roles in the "domestic sphere" are arguably less valued today than in Hale's era. Her beliefs about women's obligations to family, moral leadership, and principal role in raising children continue to have relevance at a time when many American women think feminism has failed them. We could benefit from re-examining her arguments to honor women's special roles and responsibilities. <p/><i>Lady Editor</i> re-creates the life of a major nineteenth-century woman, whose career as a writer, editor, and early feminist encompassed ideas central to American history.</p><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><p>Melanie Kirkpatrick is a senior fellow at the Hudson Institute and a former deputy editor of the <i>Wall Street Journal's</i> editorial page. She is the author of <i>Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience</i> and <i>Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad</i>. She has lived in Tokyo, Toronto, Hong Kong, and Manhattan and now resides in rural Connecticut. <p/> www.MelanieKirkpatrick.com</p>
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