In The Petticoat Affair, prize-winning historian John F. Marszalek
offers the first in-depth investigation of the earliest -- and
perhaps greatest -- political sex scandal in American history.
During Andrew Jackson's first term in office, Margaret Eaton, the
wife of Secretary of State John Henry Eaton, was branded a "loose
woman" for her unconventional public life and was snubbed by the
other cabinet members' wives. The brash, outgoing, and beautiful
daughter of a Washington innkeeper, Margaret had socialized with
her father's guests and married Eaton very soon after the death of
her first husband, shocking genteel society. Jackson saw attacks on
Eaton as part of a conspiracy to topple his administration, and his
strong defense of her character dominated the first two years of
his term, led to the resignation of his entire cabinet, and sparked
a bitter feud with his vice-president, John Calhoun.
With comparisons to modern-day politics inevitable, The
Petticoat Affair vividly relates how a socially driven controversy
could so strongly influence the politics of the age. Moreover,
Margaret Eaton's story represents the struggle of many women
throughout history to escape the limited roles deemed proper for
them.
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