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Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman with Melanie Kirkpatrick McConnell Center Podcast
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McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by Melanie Kirkpatrick, a writer-journalist and a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, to discuss her latest book, Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman. The two explore Hale's influence on America, her role as an editor of women's magazines, her writing of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and her effort to create a national Thanksgiving Day.
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https://www.melaniekirkpatrick.com/ Melanie Kirkpatrick, Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman Melanie Kirkpatrick, Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad Melanie Kirkpatrick, Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation Sara Josepha Hale was born in 1788 and was 49 years old when Henry Adams was born in 1838. Adams was 41 years old when Hale died in 1879. Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.
McConnell Center Director Dr. Gary Gregg is joined by Melanie Kirkpatrick, a writer-journalist and a senior fellow with the Hudson Institute, to discuss her latest book, Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman. The two explore Hale's influence on America, her role as an editor of women's magazines, her writing of "Mary Had a Little Lamb," and her effort to create a national Thanksgiving Day.
Important Links
https://www.melaniekirkpatrick.com/ Melanie Kirkpatrick, Lady Editor: Sarah Josepha Hale and the Making of the Modern American Woman Melanie Kirkpatrick, Escape from North Korea: The Untold Story of Asia's Underground Railroad Melanie Kirkpatrick, Thanksgiving: The Holiday at the Heart of the American Experience Abraham Lincoln's 1863 Thanksgiving Proclamation Sara Josepha Hale was born in 1788 and was 49 years old when Henry Adams was born in 1838. Adams was 41 years old when Hale died in 1879. Stay Connected Visit us at McConnellcenter.org Subscribe to our newsletter Facebook: @mcconnellcenter Instagram: @ulmcenter Twitter: @ULmCenter This podcast is a production of the McConnell Center at the University of Louisville. Views expressed in this show are those of the participants and not necessarily those of the McConnell Center.
42 min