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Catherine Kerrison

January 01, 1970

Catherine M. Kerrison[1] (born 1953) is an American historian, and professor of history at Villanova University.[2] Her work examines the role and life of American women, with the assistance of primary sources, oral history and written biographies.

Catherine Kerrison
Kerrison at the 2018 National Book Festival
Born (1953-09-30) September 30, 1953 (age 70)
NationalityAmerican
Academic background
Alma materCollege of William & Mary
ThesisBy the Book (1999)
Academic work
DisciplineHistory
Sub-discipline
InstitutionsVillanova University

Life edit

Kerrison was born on September 30, 1953.[3] She studied American history at the College of William & Mary, earning a Master of Arts degree in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1999[4][5] with the thesis By the Book: Advice and Female Behavior in the Eighteenth-Century South.[1] She teaches women's and gender history and focuses on the colonial and revolutionary period of US history. In 2007, she was awarded the Outstanding Book Prize of the History of Education Society for her first book, Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South.[6]

Kerrison is the Academic Director of Gender and Women's Studies of Villanova.[7] In 2012, she was a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellow.[8]

Writing edit

Kerrison's book, Claiming the Pen (2006),[9] looks at how Anglo-American women in the American South contributed to literature and print in the 18th century.[10][11] In the book, Kerrison demonstrates the types of hierarchies that women in the southern United States faced, including race, class and gender.[10] Kerrison's attention to women writers in the South, who had been largely neglected by historians in favor of New England writers, helps fill a gap in literary studies.[12]

Kerrison used oral history and other forms of literature and writing to examine the intellectual lives of Southern women.[13] Women in the South generally did not have as many advantages as their counterparts in New England, Kerrison argues.[14] However, many of them found outlets through religion, especially after the Great Awakening.[14] Kerrison says that these women tended to consider themselves inferior to the men in their lives and while they wrote, their writing did not assert their independence.[15]

Jefferson's Daughters (2018)[16] was called "an insightful contribution to women's history" by Kirkus Reviews.[17][18] The book follows the story of Thomas Jefferson's three daughters, two born to his white wife, and Harriet Hemings, a mixed-race child born into slavery to Sally Hemings. Harriet was seven-eighths white.[19] Kerrison uses primary sources, oral histories, and other written biographies to reconstruct the three sisters' lives.[20] Kerrison also examines the life of Sally Hemings, Harriet's mother. Her portrait of Jefferson is unflattering.[21][22]

Kerrison has also written about the history of beauty and attraction. Although she has welcomed the increased prominence of women in a variety of industries in the last 30 years, she believes "beauty is being constituted primarily as female", and it is still important for any woman in the public eye.[23] In Jefferson's Daughters, she describes how Jefferson was very invested in preserving and creating beauty for his daughters.[24]

References edit

  1. ^ a b Kerrison, Catherine M. (1999). By the Book: Advice and Female Behavior in the Eighteenth-Century South (PhD thesis). Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William & Mary. OCLC 45745306.
  2. ^ "Our Faculty and Staff". Villanova, Pennsylvania: Villanova University. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  3. ^ Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data, via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file (LAF).
  4. ^ "Catherine Kerrison". Penguin Random House. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  5. ^ "Catherine Kerrison, Ph.D." Williamsburg, Virginia: College of William & Mary. Retrieved October 24, 2018.
  6. ^ Rojo, Hugo (August 27, 2018). . Little Rock, Arkansas: KUAR. NPR. Archived from the original on August 28, 2018. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  7. ^ Cogliano, Francis D., ed. (2011). A Companion to Thomas Jefferson. New York: John Wiley & Sons. pp. xii–xiii. ISBN 978-1-4443-4460-8.
  8. ^ "Jefferson's Daughters and Revolutionary Thought". Charlottesville, Virginia: Virginia Humanities. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  9. ^ Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South. Ithaca, New York: Cornell University Press. 2006. ISBN 978-0-8014-4344-2
  10. ^ a b McMahon, Lucia (2008). "Review of Rhetorical Drag: Gender, Impersonation, Captivity, and the Writing of History, by Lorrayne Carroll, Reading Women: Literacy, Authorship, and Culture in the Atlantic World, 1500–1800, Edited by Heidi Brayman Hackel and Catherine E. Kelly, Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South, by Catherine Kerrison, and Perfecting Friendship: Politics and Affiliation in Early American Literature, by Ivy Schweitzer". Journal of the Early Republic. 28 (4): 674–683. doi:10.1353/jer.0.0036. ISSN 1553-0620. JSTOR 40208141.
  11. ^ Treckel, Paula A. (2007). "Review of Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South, by Catherine Kerrison". Journal of Southern History. 73 (3): 682–683. doi:10.2307/27649496. ISSN 2325-6893. JSTOR 27649496.
  12. ^ Vietto, Angela (2006). "Daughters of the Tenth Muse: New Histories of Women and Writing in Early America". Early American Literature. 41 (3): 555–567. doi:10.1353/eal.2006.0044. ISSN 1534-147X. S2CID 162240604.
  13. ^ Zagarri, Rosemarie (2008). "Review of Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South, by Catherine Kerrison". North Carolina Historical Review. 85 (1): 116–117. ISSN 2334-4458. JSTOR 23523382.
  14. ^ a b Meacham, Sarah Hand (2006). "Review of Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South, by Catherine Kerrison". Virginia Magazine of History and Biography. 114 (4): 506. ISSN 0042-6636. JSTOR 4250356.
  15. ^ Jabour, Anya (2007). "Review of Claiming the Pen: Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South, by Catherine Kerrison". American Historical Review. 112 (4): 1166. doi:10.1086/ahr.112.4.1166. ISSN 1937-5239. JSTOR 40008488.
  16. ^ Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America. New York: Ballantine Books. 2018. ISBN 978-1-101-88624-3
  17. ^ "Review of Jefferson's Daughters: Three Sisters, White and Black, in a Young America, by Catherine Kerrison". Kirkus Reviews. Vol. 85, no. 20. Austin, Texas: Kirkus Media. ISSN 1948-7428. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  18. ^ Kerrison, Catherine (January 25, 2018). "How Did We Lose a President's Daughter?". The Washington Post. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  19. ^ Norton, Mary Beth (January 26, 2018). "Jefferson's Three Daughters – Two Free, One Enslaved". The New York Times. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  20. ^ Jones, Charisse (January 29, 2018). "'Jefferson's Daughters,' Both White and Black, Get Spotlight in New Book". USA Today. McLean, Virginia: Gannett Company. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  21. ^ Jackson, Buzzy (February 9, 2018). "Bringing Jefferson's Daughters Together". The Boston Globe. Retrieved August 30, 2018.
  22. ^ Gwinn, Mary Ann (January 26, 2018). "'Jefferson's Daughters' Review: Historian Reconstructs Lives of Jefferson's Daughters". Newsday. Melville, New York. Retrieved November 6, 2018.
  23. ^ Spector, Nicole (October 11, 2017). "What Makes Someone 'Most Beautiful' Is Changing, Study Says". NBC News. Retrieved September 23, 2018.
  24. ^ Spindel, Barbara (January 31, 2018). "'Jefferson's Daughters' Tells the Story of Three of Thomas Jefferson's Daughters – White and Black". Christian Science Monitor. ISSN 0882-7729. Retrieved August 30, 2018.

External links edit

  • Kerrison talks about Jefferson's Daughters C-SPAN Book TV
  • Interview about Jefferson's Daughters

January 01, 1970
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Catherine M Kerrison 1 born 1953 is an American historian and professor of history at Villanova University 2 Her work examines the role and life of American women with the assistance of primary sources oral history and written biographies Catherine KerrisonKerrison at the 2018 National Book FestivalBorn 1953 09 30 September 30 1953 age 70 NationalityAmericanAcademic backgroundAlma materCollege of William amp MaryThesisBy the Book 1999 Academic workDisciplineHistorySub disciplineAmerican historywomen s historyInstitutionsVillanova University Contents 1 Life 2 Writing 3 References 4 External linksLife editKerrison was born on September 30 1953 3 She studied American history at the College of William amp Mary earning a Master of Arts degree in 1994 and a Doctor of Philosophy degree in 1999 4 5 with the thesis By the Book Advice and Female Behavior in the Eighteenth Century South 1 She teaches women s and gender history and focuses on the colonial and revolutionary period of US history In 2007 she was awarded the Outstanding Book Prize of the History of Education Society for her first book Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South 6 Kerrison is the Academic Director of Gender and Women s Studies of Villanova 7 In 2012 she was a Virginia Foundation for the Humanities Fellow 8 Writing editKerrison s book Claiming the Pen 2006 9 looks at how Anglo American women in the American South contributed to literature and print in the 18th century 10 11 In the book Kerrison demonstrates the types of hierarchies that women in the southern United States faced including race class and gender 10 Kerrison s attention to women writers in the South who had been largely neglected by historians in favor of New England writers helps fill a gap in literary studies 12 Kerrison used oral history and other forms of literature and writing to examine the intellectual lives of Southern women 13 Women in the South generally did not have as many advantages as their counterparts in New England Kerrison argues 14 However many of them found outlets through religion especially after the Great Awakening 14 Kerrison says that these women tended to consider themselves inferior to the men in their lives and while they wrote their writing did not assert their independence 15 Jefferson s Daughters 2018 16 was called an insightful contribution to women s history by Kirkus Reviews 17 18 The book follows the story of Thomas Jefferson s three daughters two born to his white wife and Harriet Hemings a mixed race child born into slavery to Sally Hemings Harriet was seven eighths white 19 Kerrison uses primary sources oral histories and other written biographies to reconstruct the three sisters lives 20 Kerrison also examines the life of Sally Hemings Harriet s mother Her portrait of Jefferson is unflattering 21 22 Kerrison has also written about the history of beauty and attraction Although she has welcomed the increased prominence of women in a variety of industries in the last 30 years she believes beauty is being constituted primarily as female and it is still important for any woman in the public eye 23 In Jefferson s Daughters she describes how Jefferson was very invested in preserving and creating beauty for his daughters 24 References edit a b Kerrison Catherine M 1999 By the Book Advice and Female Behavior in the Eighteenth Century South PhD thesis Williamsburg Virginia College of William amp Mary OCLC 45745306 Our Faculty and Staff Villanova Pennsylvania Villanova University Retrieved August 30 2018 Date information sourced from Library of Congress Authorities data via corresponding WorldCat Identities linked authority file LAF Catherine Kerrison Penguin Random House Retrieved August 30 2018 Catherine Kerrison Ph D Williamsburg Virginia College of William amp Mary Retrieved October 24 2018 Rojo Hugo August 27 2018 Practice Shelf Care with NPR at the National Book Festival Little Rock Arkansas KUAR NPR Archived from the original on August 28 2018 Retrieved September 23 2018 Cogliano Francis D ed 2011 A Companion to Thomas Jefferson New York John Wiley amp Sons pp xii xiii ISBN 978 1 4443 4460 8 Jefferson s Daughters and Revolutionary Thought Charlottesville Virginia Virginia Humanities Retrieved August 30 2018 Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South Ithaca New York Cornell University Press 2006 ISBN 978 0 8014 4344 2 a b McMahon Lucia 2008 Review of Rhetorical Drag Gender Impersonation Captivity and the Writing of History by Lorrayne Carroll Reading Women Literacy Authorship and Culture in the Atlantic World 1500 1800 Edited by Heidi Brayman Hackel and Catherine E Kelly Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South by Catherine Kerrison and Perfecting Friendship Politics and Affiliation in Early American Literature by Ivy Schweitzer Journal of the Early Republic 28 4 674 683 doi 10 1353 jer 0 0036 ISSN 1553 0620 JSTOR 40208141 Treckel Paula A 2007 Review of Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South by Catherine Kerrison Journal of Southern History 73 3 682 683 doi 10 2307 27649496 ISSN 2325 6893 JSTOR 27649496 Vietto Angela 2006 Daughters of the Tenth Muse New Histories of Women and Writing in Early America Early American Literature 41 3 555 567 doi 10 1353 eal 2006 0044 ISSN 1534 147X S2CID 162240604 Zagarri Rosemarie 2008 Review of Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South by Catherine Kerrison North Carolina Historical Review 85 1 116 117 ISSN 2334 4458 JSTOR 23523382 a b Meacham Sarah Hand 2006 Review of Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South by Catherine Kerrison Virginia Magazine of History and Biography 114 4 506 ISSN 0042 6636 JSTOR 4250356 Jabour Anya 2007 Review of Claiming the Pen Women and Intellectual Life in the Early American South by Catherine Kerrison American Historical Review 112 4 1166 doi 10 1086 ahr 112 4 1166 ISSN 1937 5239 JSTOR 40008488 Jefferson s Daughters Three Sisters White and Black in a Young America New York Ballantine Books 2018 ISBN 978 1 101 88624 3 Review of Jefferson s Daughters Three Sisters White and Black in a Young America by Catherine Kerrison Kirkus Reviews Vol 85 no 20 Austin Texas Kirkus Media ISSN 1948 7428 Retrieved November 6 2018 Kerrison Catherine January 25 2018 How Did We Lose a President s Daughter The Washington Post Retrieved November 6 2018 Norton Mary Beth January 26 2018 Jefferson s Three Daughters Two Free One Enslaved The New York Times Retrieved August 30 2018 Jones Charisse January 29 2018 Jefferson s Daughters Both White and Black Get Spotlight in New Book USA Today McLean Virginia Gannett Company Retrieved August 30 2018 Jackson Buzzy February 9 2018 Bringing Jefferson s Daughters Together The Boston Globe Retrieved August 30 2018 Gwinn Mary Ann January 26 2018 Jefferson s Daughters Review Historian Reconstructs Lives of Jefferson s Daughters Newsday Melville New York Retrieved November 6 2018 Spector Nicole October 11 2017 What Makes Someone Most Beautiful Is Changing Study Says NBC News Retrieved September 23 2018 Spindel Barbara January 31 2018 Jefferson s Daughters Tells the Story of Three of Thomas Jefferson s Daughters White and Black Christian Science Monitor ISSN 0882 7729 Retrieved August 30 2018 External links editKerrison talks about Jefferson s Daughters C SPAN Book TV Interview about Jefferson s Daughters Portals nbsp Biography nbsp History Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Catherine Kerrison amp oldid 1170299822, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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