Sheila L Skemp

Biographic Data

ID1190185
NAMESheila L Skemp
GIVEN NAMESSheila L
FAMILY NAMESkemp
SIGNATURESKEMP S L
AFFILIATIONSUniversity of Mississippi
VERIFIEDNo
TOTAL WORKS23
TOTAL CITATIONS1
AUTHOR COUNT23
EDITOR COUNT0
FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR1979
LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR2024
H-INDEX1

  • American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation

    Open AccessSheila L Skemp, Sheila SkempARTICLEJournal of American History2024

    Journal Article American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation Get access American Freethinker: Elihu Palmer and the Struggle for Religious Freedom in the New Nation. By Kirsten Fischer. (Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania Press, 2021. 307 pp. $39.95.) Sheila Skemp Sheila Skemp University of Mississippi, Oxford, Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar …

  • Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King

    Open AccessSheila L Skemp, Sheila SkempARTICLEJournal of American History2021

    Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King Bosom Friends: The Intimate World of James Buchanan and William Rufus King. By Thomas J Balcerski. (New York: Oxford University Press, 2019. xii, 337 pp. $34.95.) Sheila Skemp Sheila Skemp University of Mississippi, University, Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 107, Issue 4, March 2021, …

  • Jeanne E. Abrams. First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role

    Open AccessSheila L Skemp, Sheila SkempARTICLEThe American Historical Review2019

    As Jeanne E. Abrams reminds us in First Ladies of the Republic: Martha Washington, Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, and the Creation of an Iconic American Role, the wives of American presidents have never enjoyed a legal status. Wives are not mentioned in the Constitution, they are never elected in their own right, and they cannot claim the support of the public. They must nevertheless strive to please that public, enduring criticism if they are no…

  • First Lady of Letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the Struggle for Female Independence

    Sheila L SkempBOOKFirst Lady of Letters2011

  • First lady of letters: Judith Sargent Murray and the struggle for female independence

    Sheila L SkempBOOKFirst Lady of Letters2009

  • The Gendering of American Politics: Founding Mothers, Founding Fathers, and Political Patriarchy

    Sheila L Skemp, Sheila Skemp et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Early Republic2001

    The tendering of American Politics: Founding Mothers, Founding Fathers, and Political Patriarchy. By Mark E. Kann (Westport: Greenwood Press, 1999. Pp. xvi, 194. Cloth, $55.00; paper, $19.95.) Gender, Race, and Rank in a Revolutionary Age: The Georgia Lowcountry, 1750-1820. By Betty Wood. (Athens: The Univeristy of Georgia Press, 2000. Pp. xvi, 104. $25.00.) Historians have only begun to explore the ways that gender affected those Americans who l…

  • The Colonial Metamorphoses in Rhode Island: A Study of Institutions in Change

    Thomas W Jodziewicz, Sydney V James et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History2001

    Journal Article The Colonial Metamorphoses in Rhode Island: A Study of Institutions in Change. By Sydney V. James. Ed. by Sheila L. Skemp and Bruce C. Daniels. (Hanover: University Press of New England, 2000. xiv, 336 pp. $35.00, ISBN 1-58465-017-6.) Get access Thomas W. Jodziewicz Thomas W. Jodziewicz University of Dallas, Irving, Texas Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 8…

  • The Colonial Metamorphoses in Rhode Island: A Study of Institutions in Change

    Ruth Wallis Herndon, Sydney V James et al.ARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly2001

  • Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography with Documents

    Patricia Cleary, Sheila L SkempARTICLEJournal of American History1999Cited by: 1

    Journal Article Judith Sargent Murray: A Brief Biography with Documents. By Sheila L. Skemp. (Boston: Bedford, 1998. xii, 210 pp. Cloth, $35.00, ISBN 0-312-17770-4. Paper, $8.50, ISBN 0312-11506-7.) Get access Patricia Cleary Patricia Cleary California State University, Long Beach, California Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 85, Issue 4, March 1999, Pages 1580–1581, https…

  • Benjamin Franklin and His Enemies

    Sheila L Skemp, Robert MiddlekauffARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1996

  • William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King

    Carol Berkin, Sheila L SkempARTICLEThe William and Mary Quarterly1994

  • Portia: The World of Abigail Adams

    Sheila L Skemp, Sheila Skemp et al.ARTICLEJournal of the Early Republic1993

  • Disfigured Images: The Historical Assault on Afro-American Women.

    Sheila L Skemp, Patricia Morton et al.ARTICLEThe American Historical Review1992

  • Water from the Rock: Black Resistance in a Revolutionary Age

    Sheila L Skemp, Sylvia R FreyARTICLEJournal of American History1992

    Journal Article Water from the Rock: Black Resistance in a Revolutionary Age. By Sylvia R. Frey. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. xii + 376 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-691-04784-7.) Get access Water from the Rock: Black Resistance in a Revolutionary Age. By Frey Sylvia R.. (Princeton: Princeton University Press, 1991. xii + 376 pp. $29.95, ISBN 0-691-04784-7.) Sheila L. Skemp Sheila L. Skemp University of Mississippi Search for other works by…

  • Race and Revolution

    Sheila L Skemp, Gary B Nash et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1992

    Journal Article Race and Revolution. By Gary B. Nash. Madison: Madison House, 1990 and Freedom by Degrees: Emancipation in Pennsylvania and Its Aftermath. By Gary B. Nash and Jean R. Soderlund. New York: Oxford University Press, 1991 Get access Race and Revolution. By Nash Gary B.. (Madison: Madison House, 1990. xii + 212 pp. $27.95, ISBN 0-945612-11-7.)Freedom by Degrees: Emancipation in Pennsylvania and Its Aftermath. By Nash Gary B. Soderlund …

  • William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King

    Anne M Ousterhout, Sheila L SkempARTICLEThe American Historical Review1991

    This is an unusual and fascinating biography of William Franklin, Benjamin Franklin's illegitimate son, who, with the onset of Independence, became a visible spokesman for the Loyalist cause. This biography sheds light on imperial issues and personalities in the Revolution period and explores with great understanding the complicated relationships between William Franklin and his father

  • William Tryon and the Course of Empire: A Life in British Imperial Service

    Sheila L Skemp, Paul D NelsonARTICLEJournal of American History1991

    Journal Article William Try on and the Course of Empire: A Life in British Imperial Service. By Paul David Nelson. (Chapel Hill: University of North Carolina Press, 1990. xvi + 250 pp. $24.95.) Get access Sheila L. Skemp Sheila L. Skemp University of Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 3, December 1991, Pages 1053–1054, https://doi.org/10.2307/2078831 P…

  • William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King

    Esmond Wright, Sheila L SkempARTICLEJournal of American History1991

    Journal Article William Franklin: Son of a Patriot, Servant of a King. By Sheila L. Skemp. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1990. xiv + 358 pp. $29.95.) Get access Esmond Wright Esmond Wright University of London, England Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 78, Issue 2, September 1991, Page 642, https://doi.org/10.2307/2079557 Published: 01 September 1991

  • Franklin and Bache: Envisioning the Enlightened Republic

    Sheila L Skemp, Jeffrey A SmithARTICLEHistory of Education Quarterly1991

  • Race and Family in the Colonial South

    Gary B Nash, Winthrop D Jordan et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1989

  • Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America

    Sheila L SkempREVIEWJournal of American History1987

    Journal Article Under the Cope of Heaven: Religion, Society, and Politics in Colonial America. By Patricia U. Bonomi. (New York: Oxford University Press, 1986. xii + 291 pp. $24.95.) Get access Sheila L. Skemp Sheila L. Skemp University of Mississippi Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 74, Issue 3, December 1987, Pages 1048–1049, https://doi.org/10.2307/1902178 Published: 0…

  • Sex, Race, and the Role of Women in the South

    Mary Frederickson, Mary E Frederickson et al.ARTICLEThe Journal of Southern History1985

  • Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731-1796

    Sheila L Skemp, Sheila Skemp et al.ARTICLEJournal of American History1979

    Journal Article Connecticut Congressman: Samuel Huntington, 1731–1796. By Larry R. Gerlach. (Hartford: American Revolution Bicentennial Commission of Connecticut, 1977. 142 pp. Table, appendixes, notes, note on sources, and index. Paper.) Get access Sheila Skemp Sheila Skemp Western Connecticut State College Search for other works by this author on: Oxford Academic Google Scholar Journal of American History, Volume 65, Issue 4, March 1979, Page 1…