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Informationen zum Autor GREGORY 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 . Klappentext Between 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. Zusammenfassung Between 1932 and 1958, thousands of children read volumes in the book series Childhood of Famous Americans. These biographies celebrated the national virtues and achievements of famous women. Gregory Pfitzer examines the editorial and production choices of the publisher and considers the influence of the series on readers and American culture. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefaceIntroductionThe Negotiated PastPart I: The Birth of a SeriesChapter oneFemale Renown and the Politics of CommemorationChapter twoGirlhood as a Cultural Construct in Fictional BiographiesPart II: Noted Wives and MothersChapter threeFame by Association: The Gender Politics of First LadiesChapter FourMatrimony, Domesticity, and the Cult of True WomanhoodPart III: Arranged Marriages and the Freedom of the FrontierChapter FiveMarriages of Convenience: Harried Housewives as HomesteadersChapter SixMiscegenation and the Sexual Exploitation of Indigenous PeoplesPart IV: Braving Enemy Fire: She-Warriors in Masculine SpacesChapter Seven“Filler Feminism” and Disputed Claims to Military FameChapter eightCivil War Heroines and “Vacillating Feminism”Part V: The COFA Series ReduxChapter nine“Meddling” Quaker Reformers as Agents of ChangeChapter tenRadical Transformation and Reactionary ResistanceConclusionFame Is Fleeting: The National Women’s Hall of FameNotesIndex...
