Mr. Jefferson's women
by Jon Kukla
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From the acclaimed author of A Wilderness So Immense comes a pioneering study of Thomas Jefferson's relationships with women, both personal and political. The author of the Declaration of Independence, who wrote the words "all men are created equal," was surprisingly uncomfortable with woman. In eight chapters, Kukla examines the evidence for the founding father's youthful misogyny, beginning with his awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, who declined Jefferson's marriage proposal, and his unwelcome advances toward the wife of a boyhood friend. Subsequent chapters describe his decade-long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, his flirtation with Maria Cosway, and the still controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. A riveting study of a complex man, Mr. Jefferson's Women is sure to spark debate.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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Biography, Biography & Autobiography, History, Nonfiction, Political and social views, Presidents, Relations with women, Sex role, Social conditions, Women, Women's rights, Jefferson, Thomas, -- 1743-1826 -- Relations with women, Jefferson, thomas, 1743-1826, Women, united states, social conditions, Presidents, united states, United states, biography, New York Times reviewedPeople
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