Description: Following Lathrop's life, this book gives an overview of her enduring contribution to progressive politics, women's employment, and women's education. It offers a look at how one influential woman worked within the bounds of traditional conventions about gender, race, and class, and pushed against them.
Review Quotes: "Finally! The majority of students--by which I mean women--will have the opportunity to read biographies of women from our nation's past. (Men can read them too, of course!) The 'Lives of American Women' series features an eclectic collection of books, readily accessible to students who will be able to see the contributions of women in many fields over the course of our history. Long overdue, these books will be a valuable resource for teachers, students, and the public at large."
--Cokie Roberts, author of Founding Mothers and Ladies of Liberty
--Mary Beth Norton, Mary Donlon Alger Professor of American History, Cornell University "For educators keen to include women in the American story, but hampered by the lack of thoughtful, concise scholarship, here comes 'Lives of American Women, ' embracing Abigail Adams's counsel to John--'remember the ladies.' And high time, too!"
--Lesley S. Herrmann, Executive Director, The Gilder Lehrman Institute of American History