Tag: Papers of James Monroe

Good Interviewed for Two Programs

Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe, was interviewed for With Good Reason and the New Books Network podcast.  She spoke about her book, “Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women in the Early American Republic” (Oxford, 2015).

Author Discovers Founding Friendships

Friendships between men and women are usually regarded with suspicion, but Cassandra Good, associate editor of the Papers of James Monroe at the University of Mary Washington, discovered instances of genuine friendships between men and women hidden away in an unexpected time in history. Good’s recently published book, “Founding Friendships: Friendships between Men and Women […]

Cassandra Good Publishes Book, Founding Friendships

Cassandra Good, Associate Editor of the Papers of James Monroe, published Founding Friendships: Friendships Between Men and Women in the Early American Republic with Oxford University Press. The book is a cultural history of male/female friendships in the period 1780-1830 using letters, diaries, novels, portraits and more to explore issues of gender and power.  Good […]