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- Sarah Crichton Books
- ISBN
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Farrar, Straus & Giroux
ISBN-10
0374252661
ISBN-13
9780374252663
eBay Product ID (ePID)
238010759
Product Key Features
Book Title
Bringing down the Colonel : A Sex Scandal of the Gilded Age, and the Powerless Woman Who Took on Washington
Number of Pages
384 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2018
Topic
Women, United States / 19th Century, Social History, Women's Studies
Illustrator
Yes
Genre
Social Science, History
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.2 in
Item Weight
21.2 Oz
Item Length
9.1 in
Item Width
6.4 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2018-016403
Reviews
"History shows how often yesterday's sex scandal is tomorrow's sexual revolution. Patricia Miller's timely and exhilarating book shows how a supposedly 'fallen' and 'ruined' woman in 1890s Washington shockingly took a powerful man to court to demand reparations. You'll cheer for the woman who spoke out, brought down the colonel, and struck an early blow against the double sexual standard." --Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English, Princeton University "Polite society deemed Madeline Pollard a 'ruined woman' when her long-time lover, Kentucky Congressman William Breckinridge, refused to marry her as promised. Here's the surprising tale of how she sued and roused a generation of women to throw him out of office." --Meryl Gordon, author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend "A meticulously researched and deftly written narrative about the epic struggle between a wronged woman and the powerful man who abused her. Bringing Down the Colonel puts a colorful cast of characters on stage in a gripping courtroom drama that folds in large swaths of American social and political history at a moment of national transition. In many ways, as Miller demonstrates, the monumental case of Pollard v. Breckinridge was an important catalyst for the nascent women's movement and a precursor of today's #MeToo phenomenon. An entertaining and informative read." --Tom Sancton, author of The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal that Rocked Paris, "A panoramic examination of women's changing roles and of women's efforts to provide for themselves and make their way in the largely male public sphere. Good, timely history for the #MeToo moment." -- Kirkus Reviews " Bringing Down the Colonel reads as if it were ripped from today's headlines. Deeply researched, beautifully written, the story of Madeline Pollard brings alive a period when sexual mores were beginning to change from Victorian to modern. But as Madeline's story makes all too clear, the more things change, the more they stay the same: vulnerable women and powerful men are not that different more than a century later. Madeline uses her beauty and fierce intelligence to come out ahead, with all of us rooting for her." --Kristin Luker, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt Professor Emerita of Law, University of California-Berkeley "History shows how often yesterday's sex scandal is tomorrow's sexual revolution. Patricia Miller's timely and exhilarating book shows how a supposedly 'fallen' and 'ruined' woman in 1890s Washington shockingly took a powerful man to court to demand reparations. You'll cheer for the woman who spoke out, brought down the colonel, and struck an early blow against the double sexual standard." --Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English, Princeton University "Polite society deemed Madeline Pollard a 'ruined woman' when her long-time lover, Kentucky Congressman William Breckinridge, refused to marry her as promised. Here's the surprising tale of how she sued and roused a generation of women to throw him out of office." --Meryl Gordon, author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend "A meticulously researched and deftly written narrative about the epic struggle between a wronged woman and the powerful man who abused her. Bringing Down the Colonel puts a colorful cast of characters on stage in a gripping courtroom drama that folds in large swaths of American social and political history at a moment of national transition. In many ways, as Miller demonstrates, the monumental case of Pollard v. Breckinridge was an important catalyst for the nascent women's movement and a precursor of today's #MeToo phenomenon. An entertaining and informative read." --Tom Sancton, author of The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal that Rocked Paris, "A story from the 19th century that rumbles and resonates with our own." -- The New York Times "It's impossible to read [ Bringing Down the Colonel ] without it feeling familiar -- the clear parallels to Trump, Weinstein, Kavanaugh, and other figures in the 'he said, she said' dramas of our own time. Miller's compelling account is both shockingly relevant and a grim reminder that, when it comes to double standards, we haven't advanced all that far since the Victorian era." -- The Boston Globe "A panoramic examination of women's changing roles and of women's efforts to provide for themselves and make their way in the largely male public sphere. Good, timely history for the #MeToo moment." -- Kirkus Reviews " Bringing Down the Colonel reads as if it were ripped from today's headlines. Deeply researched, beautifully written, the story of Madeline Pollard brings alive a period when sexual mores were beginning to change from Victorian to modern. But as Madeline's story makes all too clear, the more things change, the more they stay the same: vulnerable women and powerful men are not that different more than a century later. Madeline uses her beauty and fierce intelligence to come out ahead, with all of us rooting for her." --Kristin Luker, Elizabeth Josselyn Boalt Professor Emerita of Law, University of California-Berkeley "History shows how often yesterday's sex scandal is tomorrow's sexual revolution. Patricia Miller's timely and exhilarating book shows how a supposedly 'fallen' and 'ruined' woman in 1890s Washington shockingly took a powerful man to court to demand reparations. You'll cheer for the woman who spoke out, brought down the colonel, and struck an early blow against the double sexual standard." --Elaine Showalter, Professor Emerita of English, Princeton University "Polite society deemed Madeline Pollard a 'ruined woman' when her long-time lover, Kentucky Congressman William Breckinridge, refused to marry her as promised. Here's the surprising tale of how she sued and roused a generation of women to throw him out of office." --Meryl Gordon, author of Bunny Mellon: The Life of an American Style Legend "A meticulously researched and deftly written narrative about the epic struggle between a wronged woman and the powerful man who abused her. Bringing Down the Colonel puts a colorful cast of characters on stage in a gripping courtroom drama that folds in large swaths of American social and political history at a moment of national transition. In many ways, as Miller demonstrates, the monumental case of Pollard v. Breckinridge was an important catalyst for the nascent women's movement and a precursor of today's #MeToo phenomenon. An entertaining and informative read." --Tom Sancton, author of The Bettencourt Affair: The World's Richest Woman and the Scandal that Rocked Paris
Dewey Decimal
305.420973
Table Of Content
CONTENTS 1. Gold to Be Made 3 2. A Bright and Brainy Woman 9 3. A Bastard Catch'd 24 4. The Left-Hand Road 37 5. The Wanton Widow 52 6. Not So Easily Handled 74 7. What Shall We Do with Our Daughters? 91 8. For the Likes of Me 101 9. The Needle, the School Room, and the Store 117 10. A House of Mercy 133 11. A Good Woman 149 12. Miss Pollard's Ruin in Lexington 165 13. Somebody's Daughter 187 14. A Man of Passion 200 15. Hindered, Not Ruined 215 16. The Front Parlor and the Back Gate 230 17. The Cavalier and the Puritans 256 18. Refusing to Behave 280 19. Redemption 289 Notes 301 Bibliography 341 Acknowledgments 349 Index 353
Synopsis
"I'll take my share of the blame. I only ask that he take his." In Bringing Down the Colonel , the journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely nineteenth-century women's rights crusader. After an affair with a prominent politician left her "ruined," Pollard brought the man--and the hypocrisy of America's control of women's sexuality--to trial. And, surprisingly, she won. Pollard and the married Colonel Breckinridge began their decade-long affair when she was just a teenager. After the death of his wife, Breckinridge asked for Pollard's hand--and then broke off the engagement to marry another woman. But Pollard struck back, suing Breckinridge for breach of promise in a shockingly public trial. With premarital sex considered irredeemably ruinous for a woman, Pollard was asserting the unthinkable: that the sexual morality of men and women should be judged equally. Nearly 125 years after the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal, America is still obsessed with women's sexual morality. And in the age of Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, we've witnessed fraught public reckonings with a type of sexual exploitation unnervingly similar to that experienced by Pollard. Using newspaper articles, personal journals, previously unpublished autobiographies, and letters, Bringing Down the Colonel tells the story of one of the earliest women to publicly fight back., "Ill take my share of the blame. I only ask that he take his. - In Bringing Down the Colonel , the journalist Patricia Miller tells the story of Madeline Pollard, an unlikely nineteenth-century womens rights crusader. After an affair with a prominent politician left her "ruined, - Pollard brought the man - and the hypocrisy of Americas control of womens sexuality - to trial. And, surprisingly, she won. Pollard and the married Colonel Breckinridge began their decade-long affair when she was just a teenager. After the death of his wife, Breckinridge asked for Pollards hand - and then broke off the engagement to marry another woman. But Pollard struck back, suing Breckinridge for breach of promise in a shockingly public trial. With premarital sex considered irredeemably ruinous for a woman, Pollard was asserting the unthinkable: that the sexual morality of men and women should be judged equally. Nearly 125 years after the Breckinridge-Pollard scandal, America is still obsessed with womens sexual morality. And in the age of Donald Trump and Harvey Weinstein, weve witnessed fraught public reckonings with a type of sexual exploitation unnervingly similar to that experienced by Pollard. Using newspaper articles, personal journals, previously unpublished autobiographies, and letters, Bringing Down the Colonel tells the story of one of the earliest women to publicly fight back.
LC Classification Number
E664.P75M55 2018
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- f***l (1533)- Feedback left by buyer.Past 6 monthsVerified purchaseLovely! Seller is great, items are wonderful. Packaged well, as described, value is good. Shipping was fast. Seller combined my shipping. Thank you! 5 stars⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️Tim Holtz Mini Distress Ink Storage Tins - (Pack of Three Tins) (#404252602265)
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