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- Publisher
- University of Nebraska Press
- Copyright
- Copyright © 2008 The University of Nebraska Press.
- ISSN
- 1534-0643
Abstract
Honoring Lydia Maria Child’s Legacy: An Inclusive Vision for an Author Society Sarah Olivier University of Denver n founding an author society for Lydia Maria Child, I have been extremely I lucky. I can say, and I believe this is not often the case, that my rationale for creating an author society has been to meet the current demand for it. While I have put in effort to get our organization off the ground, I have not had to con- vince anyone that there should be a Lydia Maria Child Society (lmcs) in the first place. This is largely due to the foundational work of Carolyn L. Karcher, whose cultural biography of Child, The First Woman in the Republic (1994), established her as an influential voice in shaping American public discourse in her time. Karcher’s biography also emphasizes the relevance of Child’s life and works to our times, particularly in her commitment to social justice regarding race, gender, sexuality, and class. As a direct result of Karcher’s work, increasing critical attention has been paid to Child. When I put out calls for our first panels at the American Litera- ture Association (ala) conference (May 2015) and the Society for
Journal
Legacy – University of Nebraska Press
Published: Jun 20, 2017