Gender and American Culture

The Gender and American Culture series, guided by feminist perspectives, examines the social construction and influence of gender and sexuality within the full range of American cultures. Books in the series explore the intersection of gender (both female and male) with such markers of difference as race, class, and region. The series presents outstanding scholarship from all areas of American studies–including history, literature, religion, folklore, ethnography, and the visual arts–that investigates in a thoroughly contextualized and lively fashion the ways in which gender works with and against these markers. In so doing, the series seeks to reveal how these complex interactions have shaped American life.

Series Editors

Martha S. Jones, Johns Hopkins University
Mary Kelley, University of Michigan

Advisory Board

Cathleen Cahill, Penn State University
Rosalyn LaPier, University of Illinois
Jen Manion, Amherst College
Tamika Nunley, Cornell University
Annelise Orleck, Dartmouth College
Janice A. Radway, Northwestern University
Robert Reid-Pharr, Harvard University
Noliwe Rooks, Brown University
Nick Syrett, University of Kansas
Lisa Tetrault, Carnegie Mellon University
Ji-Yeon Yuh, Northwestern University

Series Editors Emerita

Thadious M. Davis
Linda K. Kerber
Annette Kolodny
Nell Irvin Painter