Acknowledgments

• DOI: http://doi.org/10.1111/ajes.12129
• Date: 01 November 2015
• Published date: 01 November 2015

Acknowledgments

This publication began as my dissertation which I completed in 2002.

I want to thank those who supported and encouraged me throughout

the dissertation process (which was lengthy!) most especially my part-

ner, Taylor Hollander,and our daughter Emma, to whom I dedicate this

work.

When I completed my dissertation, Emma was four and a half and

offering creative titles for my dissertation such as “Marie Howland and

her Cat,” and “Marie Howland’s House!” Now, at 17, she deepens my

thinking as we discuss ideas and concepts associated with Howland

and the world at large. Throughout the dissertation process, and most

recently with this publication, Taylor has put aside his own work to

accommodate mine. His exceptional scholarship and editorial abilities

have strengthened this work in countless ways. A partner in the truest

sense of the word, Taylor lives egalitarian ideas – in and out of the

home.

I would like to express my appreciation to the chair of my disserta-

tion committee, Sarah Elbert. Both a superb historian and committed

activist, Sarah is a rare breed of scholar. Her critical insights strength-

ened this work and her friendship helped to sustain me as I juggled

work, family, and writing.

My research on Marie Howlandbrought me into contact with delight-

ful and generous people. The late Ray Reynolds, journalist and author,

opened up his home and his notebooks to me. He happily shared

articles and primary sources about Howland, and connected me to

Gloria Goldblatt who wrote a recently published biography of How-

land’s closest friend, Ada Clare. Gloria and I corresponded for years,

swapped articles, and led each other to sources. Paul Gaston at the

University of Virginia was equally generous with his research and

knowledge, allowing me access to all his material on Marie Howland.

Finally, Susan FosterLynch and I corresponded while she was complet-

ing her literary analysis of Papa’s Own Girl. I could not have asked for

a better, more interesting, or more fun group of people to share infor-

mation with, not to mention learn from. Their collegiality epitomizes

academics at its best.

American Journal of Economics and Sociology, Vol. 74, No. 5 (November, 2015).

DOI: 10.1111/ajes.12129

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