Edith B. Gelles Explained
Edith Belle Gelles is an American author and historian. She grew up in Lake Placid, New York, and attended Cornell University, Yale University, and the University of California, Irvine. She is currently a Senior Scholar at the Clayman Institute for Gender Research at Stanford University where she has been a faculty member since 1983. Her scholarship is primarily in the area of early American history, concentrating on biography and women. She is known for her scholarship and writing about Abigail Adams and her husband John.[1] [2]
Publications
Books
- Portia: The World of Abigail Adams (1996) Indiana University Press.[3] [4] [5] [6]
- The Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks, 1733–1748: Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks 1733–1748 (2004) Yale University Press.[7] [8]
- Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage (2009) William Morrow.[9]
- Abigail Adams: Letters (Edith Gelles, Ed.). (2016). Library of America.
- Abigail Adams: A Writing Life. (2017) Routledge.[10]
- Gale Researcher Guide for John and Abigail Adams and the Revolution in Marriage (2018) Gale Publishing.
Journal articles
- Abigail Adams: Domesticity and the American Revolution. (1979). The New England Quarterly, 52(4), 500–521.
- A Virtuous Affair: The Correspondence Between Abigail Adams and James Lovell. (1987). American Quarterly, 39(2), 252–269.
- The Abigail Industry. (1988). The William and Mary Quarterly, 45(4), 656–683.
- Gossip: An Eighteenth-Century Case. (1989). Journal of Social History, 22(4), 667–683.
- Bonds of Friendship: The Correspondence of Abigail Adams and Mercy Otis Warren. (1996). Proceedings of the Massachusetts Historical Society, 108, 35–71.
- The Adamses Retire. (2006). Early American Studies, 4(1), 1–15.
See also
References
Citations
External links
Notes and References
- Web site: Edith Gelles faculty home page . Stanford University . February 11, 2021.
- Web site: OAH Distinguished Lecturer Profile . Organization of American Historians . February 11, 2021.
- 51. 1. 158–160. Gelles. Edith B.. Boydston. Jeanne. Review of Portia: The World of Abigail Adams. The William and Mary Quarterly. February 12, 2021. 1994. 10.2307/2947025. 2947025.
- 10.2307/2167452. 2167452. Portia: The World of Abigail Adams. 1994. Crane. Elaine Forman. Gelles. Edith B.. The American Historical Review. 99. 2. 641.
- Armstrong. Thom M.. Reviewed work: Portia: The World of Abigail Adams, Edith B. Gelles. The Historian. 1994. 56. 3. 561–563.
- 63. 3. 493–494. Gelles. Edith B.. Franz. George W.. Review of Portia: The World of Abigail Adams. Pennsylvania History: A Journal of Mid-Atlantic Studies. February 12, 2021. 1996. 27773921.
- 62. 4. 771–773. Gelles. Edith B.. Franks. Abigaill Levy. Nadell. Pamela S.. Review of The Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks, 1733–1748. The William and Mary Quarterly. February 12, 2021. 2005. 10.2307/3491450. 3491450.
- 81. 3. 254. Mattern. David B.. Gelles. Edith B.. Review of The Letters of Abigaill Levy Franks, 1733–1748. The Virginia Quarterly Review. February 12, 2021. 2005. 26443864.
- 40661861. Samuelson. Richard. Reviewed work: Abigail and John: Portrait of a Marriage, Edith B. Gelles. The Journal of American History. 2010. 96. 4. 1168. 10.1093/jahist/96.4.1168.
- 23540416. Angelis. Angelo T.. Reviewed work: Abigail Adams: A Writing Life, Edith B. Gelles. Biography. 2003. 26. 2. 326–329. 10.1353/bio.2003.0038. 161180862.