Articles Tagged ‘ sex_wars ’

The Most Famous Man In America

July 21st, 2007

We talk with historian Debby Applegate about her acclaimed biography of 19th century evangelist of the “Gospel of Love” Henry Ward Beecher, THE MOST FAMOUS MAN IN AMERICA. Also, an excerpt from our archived interview with Marge Piercy about her novel, SEX WARS, in which Beecher is a character.

Marge Piercy, SEX WARS

March 2nd, 2007

In honor of International Women’s Day, we talk with Marge Piercy about Sex Wars: A Novel of Gilded Age New York, her novel of the first American feminist movement.