Journey back Inside The Blanket Fort as we explore a brand-new title that SIU Press just released on June 2nd: Loving Lincoln: A Personal History of the Women Who Shaped Lincoln's Life and Legacy by Stacy Lynn.
Abraham Lincoln belongs to everybody. The women he interacted with helped forge the outstanding moral character of America's greatest president. This unique Abraham Lincoln biography features historical and personal essays, and within them, the stories of more than ninety women, each with their own mini biographies in an appendix.
Among them are Lincoln’s friends, clients, and extended family, as well as writers, artists, and—blurring the lines between history and memoir—author Stacy Lynn herself. As a professional Lincoln scholar and editor, Lynn was frustrated that male historians often overlooked Lincoln’s love for and friendship with women. Here, she posits a new paradigm—one that, instead of downplaying women, lifts up their interactions with Lincoln.
