Tiffany K Wayne, PhD

Readers will come away with a solid understanding of a broad range of nineteenth-century American women and their domestic life, the boundaries between home and public life, work, the intricacies of social and political reform, new directions in religious and literary roles, and the multicultural histories of the American West. -- Praise for Women’s Roles in 19th-Century America (2006): "Wayne....succeeds admirably in fulfilling the series' purpose. This thematic overview of women's history in nineteenth-century America is an engaging, quick-moving read....It does not read like a textbook, but rather as a user-friendly work of synthetic scholarship which provides both a structured overview and a current and top-notch set of reading lists for students interested in women's history...by integrating the true variety of American women's experiences in her narrative, Wayne captures the period in a way monographs often cannot....with sophisticated, clear writing that does not condescend or oversimplify."—H-Net Reviews