Letters have long been an outlet for political expression, whether
they articulate the personal politics of the daily routine or the
political views of individuals who witness or participate in
dramatic events. In addition, letters can be unusually revealing
records of the relations between men and women. Though letters have
frequently been studied as a privileged space for literary, social,
and cultural expression, the three-dimensional relationship of
politics, gender, and letters has not been the focus of an entire
volume. The nineteen essays in this collection examine how the
gendered nature of political literacy is revealed over a 250-year
period through letter writing, whether the writer is famous or
unknown, the wife of a prominent politician or activist, a
political prisoner or political militant. Ranging wide in terms of
subject matter and geography, the contributors examine
correspondence that ponders familial concerns, as well as letters
providing political commentary on the effects of war or revolution
on everyday life. Among the impressive group of international
scholars are Jim Allen, Clare Brant, Edith Gelles, Jane Rendall,
and SiAcn Reynolds.
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