Books like Mr. Jefferson's women by Jon Kukla
Journalist Jon Kukla’s study of Thomas Jefferson offers a detailed look at the founding father’s personal and political interactions with women. The book traces Jefferson’s early awkward courtship of Rebecca Burwell, his unwanted advances toward a boyhood friend’s wife, his decade‑long marriage to Martha Wayles Skelton, flirtations with Maria Cosway, and the controversial relationship with Sally Hemings. Over eight chapters, Kukla examines primary evidence to explore Jefferson’s attitudes toward women and the broader social conditions of the era.
First publish date: 2007
Genre: Biography & Autobiography/Biography
Authors: Jon Kukla
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