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Lacan Noir: Lacan and Afro-pessimism (The Palgrave Lacan Series)
by David S MarriottThis book explores how Jacques Lacan has influenced Black Studies from the 1950s to the present day, and in turn how a Black Studies framework challenges the topographies of Lacanianism in its understanding of race. David Marriott examines how a contemporary Black Studies perspective might respond to the psychoanalysis of race by taking advantage of the recent revitalization of Lacanianism in its speculative, metaphysical form. While the philosophical side of the debate makes a plea for a new universalism, this book proposes a Lacanian reassessment of the notion of race, a notion distinct from culture, language, religion, and identity. It argues that it is possible to re-establish the theoretical relation between capitalism, anti-blackness, and colonialism, by reassessing the links between Lacanian psychoanalysis and three main domains of black inquiry: mastery, knowledge, and embodiment. The book offers a strikingly original rereading of the place of Lacan in both Fanon Studies and Afro-pessimism. It will appeal to students and scholars of Black Studies, Cultural Studies, Critical Theory and Philosophy.
Lacan the Charlatan (The Palgrave Lacan Series)
by Peter D. MathewsThis book sets out to determine the validity of an accusation made against Jacques Lacan by Noam Chomsky in an interview in 1989. He stated that Lacan was a “charlatan” – not that his ideas were flawed or wrong, but that his entire discourse was fraudulent, an accusation that has since been repeated by many other critics. Examining the arguments of key anti-Lacanian critics, Mathews weighs and contextualizes the legitimacy of Lacan’s engagements with structural linguistics, mathematical formalization, science, ethics, Hegelian dialectics, and psychoanalysis. The guiding thread is Lacan’s own recurrent interrogation of authority, which inhabits an ambiguous zone between mastery and charlatanry. This book offers a novel contribution to the field for students and scholars of psychoanalysis, philosophy, sociology, critical and literary theory.
Lacanian Fantasy: The Image, Language and Uncertainty
by Kirk TurnerLacanian Fantasy addresses the question of how fantasy developed as a psychological concept, particularly as influenced by Sigmund Freud and Jacques Lacan. Kirk Turner moves thematically, from childhood to adulthood, and chronologically, from Freud’s earliest theories to Lacan’s most complex statements on fantasy towards the end of his career. He explores not only the variations that the concept has undergone throughout its history – from Ancient Greek discourse around phantasia to the present day – but also the changing consequences of its applications. Lacanian Fantasy includes further insights on our current predicament: the age of the social media image and fantasy in the uncertain ‘locked down’ world of a pandemic. Spanning numerous examples, both historical and recent, this book explores relatable forms of fantasy life. In bridging psychology and philosophy, as well as gender and sexuality studies, it ultimately opens new perspectives on fantasy. This book will be of interest to psychoanalytic practitioners and humanities scholars, as well as students interested in critical theory.
Lace Balcony
by Johanna NichollsVianna Francis, known in the colony as 'The Sydney Venus', is a notorious young mistress in keeping to a former gentleman convict, who uses her to entice wealthy men to his gaming tables. A woman of mystery, Vianna is a magnet for scandal. Was she the mistress of a Royal duke? A lady's maid who learned the tricks of the world's oldest profession when in service to a Parisian courtesan? Or the widow of a young man executed on the gallows? Men of high rank are determined to possess this passionate, mercenary beauty. The L'Estrange half-brothers were born only months apart. One brother is an idealistic dreamer, the other a volatile adventurer. And the rivals have two things in common - a fatal attraction to get-rich schemes that run afoul of the law -- and their obsession with Vianna.
Lace Balcony
by Johanna NichollsVianna Francis, known in the colony as 'The Sydney Venus', is a notorious young mistress in keeping to a former gentleman convict, who uses her to entice wealthy men to his gaming tables. A woman of mystery, Vianna is a magnet for scandal. Was she the mistress of a Royal duke? A lady's maid who learned the tricks of the world's oldest profession when in service to a Parisian courtesan? Or the widow of a young man executed on the gallows? Men of high rank are determined to possess this passionate, mercenary beauty. The L'Estrange half-brothers were born only months apart. One brother is an idealistic dreamer, the other a volatile adventurer. And the rivals have two things in common - a fatal attraction to get-rich schemes that run afoul of the law -- and their obsession with Vianna.
Lace Curtain (Daughters of Ireland #Vol. 2)
by Jeanne ChartersThe daughter of Irish immigrants and the son of an African slave forge their own destiny in Boston, in this compelling sequel to Shanty Gold.Boston, 1870. Nellie&’s mom and Neo&’s father met on a coffin ship sailing from Ireland to America, a journey they barely survived. Having heard this tale since childhood, the two teenagers now crave an adventure of their own. When an unfounded rumor gets Nellie suspended from school and puts her future in jeopardy, the lifelong friends flee to New York City to join a circus. And though their escapade is short-lived, it teaches both of them about courage, kindness, and acceptance. Rising above her scandalous background, Nellie inches toward her dream of becoming a teacher, while Neo battles against prejudice and hatred to marry the woman he loves. As they struggle with the hopes and expectations laid upon them by their parents, they&’ll navigate through tragedy and betrayal on a journey towards their hearts&’ true desires.Praise for Shanty Gold &“Charters interweaves many important topics—immigration, civil rights, women&’s rights—into her exciting novel . . . Gripping.&” —Kirkus Reviews &“The story of a young Irish girl&’s struggles told with an authentic, historically accurate voice.&” —Sallie Bissell, author of the Mary Crow series &“To read Shanty Gold is to immerse oneself in a wild ride of discovery, romance, and the search for a new way of life. . . . A tale that will grab your heart and senses, with twists and turns along the way.&” —Susan Blexrud, author of the Fang series
Laches and Charmides
by Plato Rosamond Kent SpragueRosamond Kent Sprague's translations of the Laches and Charmides are highly regarded, and relied on, for their lucidity and philosophical acuity. This edition includes notes by Sprague and an updated bibliography.
Lachhaman Gun Gatha: लछमन गुन गाथा
by Rajendra Arun and Vinod Bala Arunलछमन गुन गाथा एक किताब है जिसमें लक्ष्मण के जीवन और चरित्र का चित्रण किया गया है. इस किताब के बारे में कुछ लोगों का कहना है कि यह बहुत अच्छी है और इससे चरित्र को मज़बूत करने की ताकत मिलती है. इस किताब में लक्ष्मण को महापराक्रमी, श्रेष्ठ योद्धा, बुद्धिमान, धर्मज्ञ, नीतिज्ञ, शास्त्रज्ञ, वाक्-निपुण, दूरदर्शी, सेवाव्रती, आत्मवान्, जितेंद्रिय, परम संयमी, वैराग्यवान् और सदाचारी बताया गया है.
Lachlan's Bride: Highland Lairds Trilogy (The Highland Lairds Trilogy #2)
by Kathleen HarringtonThe much-anticipated second book in the Highland Lairds Trilogy is here! First introduced in The MacLean Groom, Lachlan MacRath is a powerful laird, a mysterious pirate . . . and a legendary lover.Lady Francine Walsingham cannot believe this warrior is to be her escort into Scotland. It is whispered that Lachlan MacRath has magical powers . . . how else do you explain his success as a pirate? But trust him she must, for a treacherous plot is about to reveal all her secrets . . . and Francine has no choice but to act as his lover to keep her enemies at bay.When Lachlan first sees Francine, the blonde beauty stirs his blood like no woman ever before. As luck would have it, they must now play the besotted couple so he can protect her . . . and Lachlan is determined to use all his seductive prowess to properly woo her into his bed.
Lackawanna Railroad in Northeastern Pennsylvania, The
by David CrosbyThe Delaware, Lackawanna & Western Railroad, better known as the Lackawanna Railroad, was organized in 1851 and thrived on the anthracite coal traffic originating from the area surrounding Scranton, Pennsylvania. The company came to operate a network of track between Hoboken, New Jersey, and Buffalo, New York, before becoming part of the Erie Lackawanna Railway in 1960. During the first decade of the 1900s, the railroad underwent a substantial modernization and improvement project, which was documented extensively by company-hired photographers. A century later, these images provide a fascinating insight into the everyday workings of a railroad and its interaction with the communities along its route. Nearly all of the railroad territory covered by this book remains in operation today.
Lacrimae rerum: Ensayos sobre cine y ciberespacio
by Slavoj ZizekConsiderado el «séptimo arte», el cine ha sido y sigue siendo uno de los medios de comunicación de masas más importantes. <P><P>Desde la primera función en el sótano del Grand Café des Capucines de París hace algo más de cien años, hasta las grandes superproducciones de Hollywood que dominan las pantallas del mundo, el cine ha sido técnica e industria, entretenimiento y vehículo de expresión de ideas y sentimientos. <P><P>Partiendo de estas consideraciones y estudiando la labor de reconocidos directores, el filósofo y psicoanalista Slavoj Zizek, profundo conocedor del universo cinematográfico y de la influencia de los medios de comunicación en la sociedad contemporánea, reflexiona sobre los temas principales de estos maestros y sus motivaciones a la hora de situarse detrás de la cámara. <P><P>De la imposibilidad de hacer remakes de las películas de Alfred Hitchcock al pesimismo en la obra de Krzysztof Kieslowski; de la imagen de la mujer, la irracionalidad y la angustia en los trabajos de Andrei Tarkovski y David Lynch a la posibilidad imaginaria o real de desplazarse a través del tiempo y el espacio como los personajes de Matrix, Zizek desarrolla su imaginación crítica y su agudo sentido literario para atrapar al lector con imágenes, ideas y revelaciones que sorprenderán no solo a los buenos aficionados al cine, sino también a todos aquellos que deseen acercarse a los clásicos de la pantalla de la mano de este original y provocador filósofo.
Lacrime del Sol Levande d'oro: La prospettiva di un testimone oculare nella storia del Biafran
by Ikechukwu JosephMa Emily si svegliò in una fattoria abbandonata. Sembrava più assonnata e assonnata. Non riusciva a riconoscersi. Tutto ciò che riusciva a sentire erano i canti gracchianti delle rane toro e la corrispondente risposta più leggera della loro controparte femminile. Il sandwich in mezzo c'erano i clacson di veicoli lontani. Emily si addormentò di nuovo come un sasso. Il sonno era così dolce adesso. Il sedativo non solo induceva il sonno, ma aveva un effetto calmante e lenitivo. Era già l'alba con adoratori del sole e uccelli del sole che facevano le loro cose quando la povera Emily si svegliò. Era ancora stanca e stordita. "Ehi! Ehi! C'è qualcuno?" Cercò di alzarsi ma le sue mani e le sue gambe erano legate alla sedia. In preda al terrore urlò ma nessuno riuscì a sentirla. Guardando fuori dal finestrino vide un'auto berlina rossa Sedan parcheggiata in quello che sembrava il retro dell'aia. Emily lottò per liberarsi ma era molto debole. L'effetto dei sedativi. Si guardò intorno e vide la pistola su un lato della stanza. Era passato molto tempo da quando ne aveva visto uno da quando era scappata dalla zona di guerra. La sua forte volontà combatté il panico nella sua voce.
Lacrime e Velluto Cremisi: Un racconto de L'Eredità della Maschera (Serie L'Eredità della Maschera #2)
by A L ButcherMadame Giry si ritrova invischiata nella tragedia del Teatro dell'Opera; misteri e omicidi percorrono i corridoi e, si dice, un fantasma infesti quei luoghi. Giry conosce la verità, perché ricorda l'uomo in gabbia incontrato tanti anni prima. Questa è la sua storia, la loro storia. Quando omicidi e misteri iniziano a fare la loro comparsa al Teatro dell'Opera, una donna sa chi c'è dietro, e cosa si trovi davvero dietro la maschera. Segreti, bugie e tragedie cantano una canzone potente, in questa storia del 'sarebbe potuto essere'. .Una breve, tragica storia basata sui personaggi del Fantasma dell'Opera. Un racconto de L'Eredità della Maschera.
Lacrosse: Technique and Tradition, The Second Edition of the Bob Scott Classic
by David G. Pietramala Neil A. GrauerFor thirty years Bob Scott's Lacrosse has been the ultimate guide to the "fastest game on two feet," explaining the men's game at its highest level and promoting the Johns Hopkins philosophy, which has become synonymous with lacrosse excellence. In this long-awaited updated edition, Coach Dave Pietramala, whose Blue Jays won the 2007 and 2005 NCAA men's lacrosse championships, and Neil Grauer, a Hopkins graduate and veteran writer on lacrosse, among other subjects, have reworked every chapter, modernizing sections on rules, equipment, preparation, and tactics. They revisit topics such as drills and skills for specific positions, game strategy, clearing tactics, and the history of the game itself—including a section on the Johns Hopkins contributions to lacrosse. New diagrams and images help to clarify concepts and instructions in the text. Action and instructional photos by Hopkins photographer James Van Rensselaer capture some of the drama from the 2005 championship year and accompany the teaching chapters.Like the Bob Scott book on which it builds, this edition will soon become familiar to every serious student of the sport.
Ladhe Andhashraddheche: लढे अंधश्रध्देचे
by Dr Narendra Dabholkarलढे अंधश्रद्धेचे (कार्यकथन) - १९८९ ते १९९९ या दहा वर्षांच्या काळात महाराष्ट्र अंधश्रद्धा निर्मुलन समितीने दिलेल्या अनेक लढ्यांच्या, प्रबोधन मोहिमांच्या संघर्षाची कहाणी. ‘लढे अंधश्रद्धेचे’ हे अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलनावरील सहावे पुस्तक. आत्तापर्यंतच्या प्रत्येक पुस्तकात काही निश्चित वेगळेपण आहे. ‘भ्रम आणि निरास’ या पहिल्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धांच्या सर्व प्रकारांची संक्षिप्त माहिती आहे. ‘प्रश्नचिन्ह आणि पूर्णविराम’ या दुसऱ्या पुस्तकात सर्वत्र सतत विचारले जाणारे प्रश्न व त्यांची उत्तरे आहेत. ‘अंधश्रद्धा विनाशाय’ या तिसऱ्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धेविरुद्धचे लढलेले स्थानिक संघर्ष आहेत. ‘विचार तर कराल?’ या चौथ्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धेबाबत आजूबाजूच्या जीवनात दैनंदिन घडणाऱ्या घटनांच्यावर वैचारिक प्रकाशझोत आहे; तर ‘श्रद्धा-अंधश्रद्धा’ या पाचव्या पुस्तकात अंधश्रद्धा निर्मूलनाच्या विषयाशी संबंधित काही बाबींचे सखोल, पण संभाषणाच्या अंगाने केलेले विवेचन आहे. ‘लढे अंधश्रद्धेचे’ हे सहावे पुस्तक आहे. यातील लढे हे एकेका ठिकाणचे आणि चळवळीच्या एखाद्या शाखेशी संबंधित असे नाहीत, तर त्यांचे स्वरूप महाराष्ट्रव्यापी आहे. ते लढवताना संपूर्ण महाराष्ट्रात त्या विचारांच्या अनुषंगाने कमीजास्त खळबळ माजलेली आहे.
Ladies Can’t Climb Ladders: The Pioneering Adventures of the First Professional Women
by Jane RobinsonIt is a myth that either of the World Wars liberated women.The Sex Disqualification (Removal) Act of 1919 was one of the most significant pieces of legislation in modern Britain. It marked at once political watershed and a social revolution; the point at which women of 21 and over were recognised in law as being as competent as men. But were they? What actually happened when this bill was passed? This is the story of what happened next.Ladies Can't Climb Ladders focuses on the lives of six women - six pioneers - forging paths in the fields of medicine, law, academia, architecture, engineering and the church. Robinson's startling study into the public and private lives of these women sheds light not on the desires and ambitions of her subjects but how family and society responded to the working woman and what their legacy looks like today. This book is written in their honour. It is a book about live subjects: equal opportunity, the gender pay gap, and whether women can expect, or indeed deserve, to have it at all.'An important and crackingly good read.' - Telegraph
Ladies Errant: Wayward Women and Social Order in Early Modern Italy
by Deanna ShemekThe issue of a woman's place--and the possibility that she might stray from it--was one of early modern Italy's most persistent social concerns. Ladies Errant takes as its starting point the vast literature of this era devoted to the proper conduct and education of women. Deanna Shemek uses this foundation to present the problem of wayward feminine behavior as it was perceived to threaten male identity and social order in the artistic and intellectual articulations of the Italian Renaissance.Seeing errancy as an act of resistance rather than of error, Shemek carries her study beyond the didactic and prescriptive literature on femininity in early modern Italy to an arena in which theories about femininity are considered jointly with real and fictional instances of women's waywardness. As prostitutes, warriors, lovers, and poets, the women of Shemek's study are found in canonical texts, marginal works, and popular artistic activity, appearing, for instance, in literature, paintings, legal proceedings, and accounts of public festivals. By juxtaposing these varied places of errancy--from Ariosto's chivalric Orlando furioso to the prostitutes' race in the Palio di San Giorgio--Shemek points to the important contact between elite and popular cultures in early modernity, revealing the strength and flexibility of a gender boundary fundamental to early modern conceptions of social order.
Ladies Night at the Dreamland (Crux: The Georgia Series in Literary Nonfiction)
by Sonja LivingstonTales of female daredevils, warriors, killers, and victims: &“Radiant essays inspired by &‘slivers and bits&’ of real women's lives…Wise, fresh, captivating.&”—Kirkus Reviews (starred review) At the Dreamland, women and girls flicker from the shadows to take their proper place in the spotlight. In this lyrical collection, Sonja Livingston weaves together strands of research and imagination to conjure figures from history, literature, legend, and personal memory. The result is a series of essays that highlight lives as varied, troubled, and spirited as America itself. Livingston breathes life into subjects who led extraordinary lives—as rule-breakers, victims, or those whose differences made them cultural curiosities—bringing together those who slipped through the world largely unseen with those whose images were fleeting or faulty so that they, too, remained relatively obscure. Included are Alice Mitchell, a Memphis society girl who murdered her female lover in 1892; Maria Spelterini, who crossed Niagara Falls on a tightrope in 1876; May Fielding, a &“white slave girl&” buried in a Victorian cemetery; Valaida Snow, a Harlem Renaissance trumpeter; a child exhibited as Darwin&’s Missing Link; the sculptors&’ model Audrey Munson; a Crow warrior; victims of a 1970s serial killer; the Fox Sisters; and many more.
Ladies and Gentlemen of the Jury: Greatest Closing Arguments in Modern Law
by Michael S. LiefUntil now, only the twelve jurors who sat in judgment were able to appreciate these virtuoso performances, where weeks of testimony were boiled down and presented with flair, wit, and high drama. For five years the authors researched every archive from those of the L.A. Times to the dusty stacks of the National Archives in Washington, D.C., and readers can now lose themselves in the summations of America's finest litigators. Clarence Darrow saves Leopold and Loeb from the gallows in the Roaring Twenties. Gerry Spence takes on the nuclear power industry for the death of Karen Silkwood in a modern-day David and Goliath struggle. Vincent Bugliosi squares off against the madness of Charles Manson and his murderous "family" in the aftermath of their bloody spree. Clara Foltz, the first woman to practice law in California, argues passionately to an all-male jury, defending her place in the courtroom. Bobby DeLaughter brings the killer of civil-rights leader Medgar Evers to justice after thirty years and two mistrials. Aubrey Daniel brings Lt. William Calley, Jr., to justice for the My Lai massacre. William Kunstler challenges the establishment after the '68 Chicago riots in his defense of yippie leaders known as the Chicago Seven. Each closing argument is put into context by the authors, who provide historical background, a brief biography of each attorney, and commentary, pointing out the trial tactics used to great effect by the lawyers, all in language that is jargon-free for the benefit of the lay reader.
Ladies and Gentlemen on Display
by Charlene M. LewisEach summer between 1790 and 1860, hundreds and eventually thousands of southern men and women left the diseases and boredom of their plantation homes and journeyed to the healthful and entertaining Virginia Springs. While some came in search of a cure, most traveled over the mountains to enjoy the fashionable society and participate in an array of social activities. At the springs, visitors, as well as their slaves, interacted with one another and engaged in behavior quite different from the picture presented by most historians. In the leisurely and pleasure-filled environment of the springs, plantation society's hierarchies became at once more relaxed and more contested; its rituals and rules sometimes changed and reformed; and its gender divisions often softened and blurred.In Ladies and Gentlemen on Display, Charlene Boyer Lewis argues that the Virginia Springs provided a theater of sorts, where contests for power between men and women, fashionables and evangelicals, blacks and whites, old and young, and even northerners and southerners played out--away from the traditional roles of the plantation. In their pursuit of health and pleasure, white southerners created a truly regional community at the springs. At this edge of the South, elite southern society shaped itself, defining what it meant to be a "Southerner" and redefining social roles and relations.
Ladies and Gentlemen...
by Jeremy M. JohnstonLearn about Buffalo Bill Cody's life and how his traveling Wild West show introduced a generation of people to the American West.
Ladies in Waiting
by Laura L. SullivanEliza dreams of being a playwright for the king's theater, where she will be admired for her witty turns of phrase rather than her father's wealth. Beth is beautiful as the day but poor as a church mouse, so she must marry well, despite her love for her childhood sweetheart. Zabby comes to England to further her scientific studies--and ends up saving the life of King Charles II. Soon her friendship with him becomes a dangerous, impossible obsession. Though she knows she should stay away from the young, handsome king, Charles has a new bride, Queen Catherine, and a queen needs ladies in waiting. And so Zabby, Beth, and Eliza, three Elizabeths from very different walks of life, find themselves at the center of the most scandal-filled court that England has ever seen.
Ladies in Waiting: a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day
by Anne Somerset'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life' New York Times'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail---------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy. For centuries, the most beautiful, able and aristocratic women in England competed for positions at court. Some who came to serve were remarkable for their learning and exemplary virtue, but others were notable for promiscuity and lack of scruple, drawn to court by a lust for money and power. Several ladies-in-waiting became royal mistresses, showing few qualms about betraying the queen consorts they ostensibly served. If bedding the King was not an option open to all, many ladies came to court in hope of finding husbands, only to succumb to constant assaults on their virtue or to find themselves denied permission by their sovereign to marry. Drawing on an enormous variety of sources, Anne Somerset provides an illuminating guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. Contained within the stories of the individual women is a consistently entertaining commentary on the manners, morals and shifting mentality of the royal, the rich, and the prominent throughout the centuries, resulting in social history at its most enjoyable and vibrant.
Ladies in Waiting: a history of court life from the Tudors to the present day
by Anne Somerset'Provides a wealth of juicy anecdotal material about five centuries of court life'New York Times'Naughty Knickers version of our island story' Daily Mail---------------------------------------------Ladies in Waiting chronicles the lives of famous and infamous ladies who served royalty, casting a fresh, intimate angle on four hundred years of monarchy. For centuries, the most beautiful, able and aristocratic women in England competed for positions at court. Some who came to serve were remarkable for their learning and exemplary virtue, but others were notable for promiscuity and lack of scruple, drawn to court by a lust for money and power. Several ladies-in-waiting became royal mistresses, showing few qualms about betraying the queen consorts they ostensibly served. If bedding the King was not an option open to all, many ladies came to court in hope of finding husbands, only to succumb to constant assaults on their virtue or to find themselves denied permission by their sovereign to marry. Drawing on an enormous variety of sources, Anne Somerset provides an illuminating guide to the character, profligate or pious, of each court. Contained within the stories of the individual women is a consistently entertaining commentary on the manners, morals and shifting mentality of the royal, the rich, and the prominent throughout the centuries, resulting in social history at its most enjoyable and vibrant.
Ladies of Liberty: The Women Who Shaped Our Nation
by Cokie RobertsIn Founding Mothers, Cokie Roberts paid homage to the heroic women whose patriotism and sacrifice helped create a new nation. Now the number one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator-praised in USA Today as a "custodian of time-honored values"-continues the story of early America's influential women with Ladies of Liberty. In her "delightfully intimate and confiding" style (Publishers Weekly), Roberts presents a colorful blend of biographical portraits and behind-the-scenes vignettes chronicling women's public roles and private responsibilities. Recounted with the insight and humor of an expert storyteller and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources-many of them previously unpublished-Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society. Almost every quotation here is written by a woman, to a woman, or about a woman. From first ladies to freethinkers, educators to explorers, this exceptional group includes Abigail Adams, Margaret Bayard Smith, Martha Jefferson, Dolley Madison, Elizabeth Monroe, Louisa Catherine Adams, Eliza Hamilton, Theodosia Burr, Rebecca Gratz, Louisa Livingston, Rosalie Calvert, Sacajawea, and others. In a much-needed addition to the shelves of Founding Father literature, Roberts sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation, giving these ladies of liberty the recognition they so greatly deserve.