The marriage of Kate Chase to William Sprague inaugurated the most publicized union and divorce of the Civil War era. Katherine “Kate” Chase was the daughter of Salmon P. Chase, a leading antislavery politician and member of Abraham Lincoln’s cabinet. Motherless from an early age, she became her father’s official hostess during the Civil War and Reconstruction years as well as his unofficial campaign manager. At the opening of the Civil War, her husband, William Sprague, was a wealthy industrialist, the “boy governor” of Rhode Island, a dashing military figure, and an alcoholic. After looking at the lives of Chase and Sprague before they met, Peg A. Lamphier analyzes their courtship, their marriage, Chase's role as her father’s campaign manager, Sprague’s marital infidelities, Chase’s affair with Roscoe Conkling, Sprague’s abusiveness, and Chase and Sprague’s divorce and the issues of child custody it evoked. Pushing the boundaries of power and gender, Chase showed her ability to play politics in both public and private forums and to regain her independence as a woman in an arena dominated by men. Kate Chase and William Sprague delves into the social history of a nineteenth-century marriage and provides important insight into the role of gender in the political history of the time.

Kate Chase and William Sprague: Politics and Gender in a Civil War Marriage

History

Lamphier, Peg A.

Americas

University Of Nebraska Press

Women In American History

Welch, Rosanne

Abc-clio, An Imprint Of Abc-clio, Llc

Santa Barbara, California : Abc-clio, [2017]

By exploring a range of films about American women, this book offers readers an opportunity to engage in both history and film in a new way, embracing representation, diversity, and historical context. Throughout film history, stories of women achieving in American history appear few and far between compared to the many epic tales of male achievement. This book focuses largely on films written by women and about women who tackled the humanist issues of their day and mostly won. Films about women are important for all viewers of all genders because they remind us that the American Experience is not just male and white. This book examines 10 films, featuring diverse depictions of women and women's history, and encourages readers to discern how and where these films deviate from historical accuracy. Covering films from the 1950s all the way to the 2010s, this text is invaluable for students and general readers who wish to interrogate the way women's history appears on the big screen. <ul> <li>Focuses on 10 films with an emphasis on racial and class diversity</li> <li>Explores where storytelling and historical accuracy diverge and clarifies the historical record around the events of the films</li> <li>Organized chronologically, emphasizing the progression of women's history as portrayed on film</li> <li>Accessible for general readers as well as students</li> </ul>

American Women's History on Film (Hollywood History)

Humor & Entertainment

Movies

ABC-CLIO

The Civil War on Film will inform high school and college readers interested in Civil War film history on issues that arise when film viewers confuse entertainment with historical accuracy. The nation's years of civil war were painful, destructive, and unpleasant. Yet war films tend to embrace mythologies that erase that historical reality, romanticizing the Civil War. The editors of this volume have little patience for any argument that implies race-based slavery isn't an entirely repugnant economic, political, and cultural institution and that the people who fought to preserve slavery were fighting for a glorious and admirable cause. To that end, The Civil War on Film will open with a timeline and introduction and then explore ten films across decades of cinema history in ten chapters, from Birth of a Nation, which debuted in 1915, to The Free State of Jones, which debuted one hundred and one years later. It will also analyze and critique the myriad of mythologies and ideologies which appear in American Civil War films, including Lost Cause ideation, Black Confederate fictions, Northern Aggression mythologies, and White Savior tropes. It will also suggest the way particular films mirror the time in which they were written and filmed. Further resources will close the volume. <ul> <li>Makes clear that depictions of the Civil War on film are often mythologized</li> <li>Analyzes films in a manner that shows students the historical context in which the films were made and viewed</li> <li>Goes beyond just synopses and historical facts, helping students to develop critical thinking skills</li> <li>Stimulates debate over the various ways the war was interpreted and experienced</li> </ul>

The Civil War on Film (Hollywood History)

Rebel Belles: Kate Warne Civil War Spy Series, Book 3

Mystery, Thriller & Suspense

Mystery

Writing Wench Press

From award winning author Peg A. Lamphier comes the fourth installment of her Kate Warne Civil War Spy series. As if Pinkerton Detective Kate Warne doesn't have enough to do, what with Confederate spies running amuk in war-time Washington, an old case comes back to haunt her. Five years a Black Widow killer disappeared without a trace. Now it looks like the nefarious lady serial murderer is back and getting ready to kill again. The tricky part of the investigation lies in establishing the Black Widow's identity. The client wants the Pinkerton Detective Agency to discredit a lady spiritualist who has romantically ensnared his boss. At first Allan refuses the case. He has a long-standing policy of not taking 'marital' investigations, but when the client's description of the mysterious temptress rings a bell Pinkerton sends for Kate. He might have stumbled upon the Black Widow.Kate retraces her investigative trail, hoping to uncover details that will link the woman who killed her father and two husbands to this lady spiritualist. The new investigation pushes Kate to confront the investigative mistakes she made when she was new to the detecting business. What she learns forces her to think about the Black Widow case differently. Alone in wintery upstate New York, separated from her Washington friends and missing Army Captain George Hazzard, Kate must confront the social norms that push some women to violence. Cold and alone, she must ask, is murder ever justified? And do some men need murdering?

Iron Widow: Kate Warne Civil War Spy Series, Book 4

Literature & Fiction

Genre Fiction

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