Political Manhood: Red Bloods, Mollycoddles, and the Politics of Progressive Era Reform
In shifting the examination of Progressive reform back from the terrain of voting and office-holding to that of gender and sexuality, Political Manhood makes a major contribution to our understanding of American political history.(Ruth CrockerHistorian)An engaging historical investigation into the negative application of homophobic rhetoric against those deemed political enemies.... A must read.(Jay HathewayJournal of American History1900-01-00)To understand fully the political shifts in the early twentieth century, or to flesh our gender and sexual identity in this time, this book will serve all of these purposes, and more.(Men & Masculinities1900-01-00)This clearly written and cleanly argued gem of a gendered political history examines the 'historical connections between categories of gender and sexuality and American political culture'(Thomas A. FosterH-Histsex)