political history

It’s Publication Day for Gendered Citizenship!

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It’s publication day for my book!

My book offers a new perspective on the gaps between men and women’s societal positions. I argue that the original conflict over the Equal Rights Amendment (ERA) created the U.S’s gendered citizenship, which has prolonged women’s disadvantaged position.

Read my book to find out more! 

My book is available now in hardcover and paperback. You can order if from wherever you buy your books or ebooks. To learn more about my book, visit my author website.

If you order a copy from University of Nebraska Press use code 6AF21 for a 40% off discount.

Happy Publication Day to Gendered Citizenship!

The 1940s Fight Against the Equal Rights Amendment Was Bipartisan and Crossed Ideological Lines.

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My latest opinion piece is out today with History News Network. My piece looks at the conservative and liberal effort to stop the pro-ERA energy that had grown during World War II. Read more.

The Madness Needs to Stop. A Review of Allan Lichtman’s Repeal the Second Amendment: The Case for a Safer America

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“A well regulated militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed.” How did a once inconsequential, dismissed, and somewhat forgotten, sliver of the United States Constitution become such a hotbed of political strife and the source of overwhelming, mass violence? In Repeal the Second Amendment: The Case for a Safer America, Allan Lichtman, a distinguished professor of history at American University, draws upon a wealth of source material and meticulous historical research to explain how the National Rifle Association (NRA) has hijacked the history of the Second Amendment. In an effort to convince gun control advocates that they must pursue the repeal of the Second Amendment, Lichtman probes the history of firearms and gun regulations from colonial times to the present to detail the ways in which the NRA has manufactured a distorted history of gun ownership in America. Lichtman argues that the “iron triangle” of the gun lobby, the gun industry, and an array of pro-gun (mostly Republican) politicians have used a twisted and misleading history of the Second Amendment to advance their own interests, and enrich their pockets, while entrapping Americans into an endless cycle of gun violence.[1] To solve American’s gun violence problem, Lichtman concludes, the Second Amendment must be repealed. 

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Focus On: The Equal Rights Amendment

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I know it has been a while since my last post. It has been hard to return to this blog (or anything for that matter), since my father passed away. But I have kept myself busy with my kids and my book. And, I am happy to note that I’ve made decent progress on the book, which I hope to discuss in another post at some other point.

But, for now, I want to share some exciting news. Last month, I had the honor to be interviewed by award-winning journalist Jane Marie of the production house Little Everywhere for Focus Features’ podcast special on the Equal Rights Amendment.

This podcast marks the release of Focus Features’ new film On the Basis of Sex, which follows the story of Ruth Bader Ginsburg and her fight for gender equality. During the interview, I provided a historical perspective on the current struggle for the ERA, and I touched upon the research I am conducting for my forthcoming book, Gendered Citizenship, which will be published by The University of Nebraska Press. https://focusfeatures.podbean.com/e/focus-on-the-equal-rights-amendment/

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High Crimes and Misdemeanors: Watergate, Impeachment, and Trump

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In May 1972, several people broke into the Democratic National Committee’s (DNC) headquarters in Washington DC. The DNC housed its head office in the now infamous Watergate complex. During the break-in, the prowlers planted “bugs” and photographed documents. But, the wiretaps proved faulty. So, a month later, the burglars broke into the complex a second time. And, this time a security guard caught them in the act. The guard called the police and the burglars were arrested. Initially, the entire event seemed strange. Why, on earth, were these seemingly random burglars trying to monitor the DNC’s headquarters?[1]

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