The Women Jefferson Loved
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âA focused, fresh spin on Jeffersonian biography.â âKirkus Reviews
In the tradition of Annette Gordon-Reedâs The Hemingses of Monticello and David McCulloughâs John Adams, historian Virginia Scharff offers a compelling, highly readable multi-generational biography revealing how the women Thomas Jefferson loved shaped the third presidentâs ideas and his vision forâŚ
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The study of Jefferson has been dominated by men and has largely focused on politics and Jeffersonâs relationships with men. Scharff presents an alternative perspective. She focuses on the women in Jeffersonâs lifeâhis mother, sisters, wife, sisters-in-law, daughters, granddaughters, and the enslaved mother of his mixed-race children. The result is an original entry in the vast corpus of books on Jefferson. Itâs beautifully written, imbued with sympathy for its subjects. Scharff offers a new perspective on Jefferson but also sheds light on the varied experiences of women of different races and classes in early America. The result is a studyâŚ
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