Rape of Lucretia and the Founding of Republics

Rape of Lucretia and the Founding of Republics
Author: Melissa M. Matthes
Publisher: Penn State Press
Total Pages: 204
Release: 2010-11-01
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 9780271039343

Matthes (U. of Maryland) stages a conversation between feminism and republicanism to analyze the linkage between "founding stories" of republics, sexual violence, and gender hierarchy. While pointing out the differences in the retellings of Lucretia's rape by Livy, Machiavelli, and Rousseau, she argues that their commonality is in appropriating the classical tale to support the view that the alternative to violence is citizenship and politics infused with common good notions of agency, action, and community. Annotation copyrighted by Book News Inc., Portland, OR

Rape

Rape
Author: Mithu Sanyal
Publisher: Verso Books
Total Pages: 257
Release: 2019-05-14
Genre: Social Science
ISBN: 1786637537

A bold, honest and unflinching look at the way we talk and think about rape Thanks to Title IX cases, #MeToo, and #Times Up, the issue of rape seems to be constantly in the news. But our thinking on the subject has a long history, one that cultural critic Mithu Sanyal elegantly reconstructs. She narrates a history spanning from Lucretia—whose legendary rape and suicide was said to be the downfall of the last Roman king—to second-wave feminism, Tarzan, and Roman Polanski. Sanyal demonstrates that the way we understand rape is remarkably (and alarmingly) consistent across the ages, even though the world has changed beyond recognition. It is high time for a new and informed debate about sexual violence, sexual boundaries, and consent. Mithu Sanyal shows that our comprehension of rape is closely connected to our understanding of sex, sexuality, and gender. Why is it that we expect victims to be irreparably damaged? When we think of rapists, why do we think of strangers rather than uncles, husbands, priests, or boyfriends? And in the era of #MeToo, what should “justice” look like? Rape: From Lucretia to #MeToo examines the role of race and the recurrent image of the black rapist, the omission of male victims, and what we mean when we talk about “rape culture.” Sanyal takes on every received opinion we have about rape, arguing with liberals, conservatives, and feminists alike.

The Mystery of the Third Lucretia

The Mystery of the Third Lucretia
Author: Susan Runholt
Publisher: Penguin
Total Pages: 189
Release: 2009-06-25
Genre: Juvenile Fiction
ISBN: 1101162872

If it hadn't been for Lucas's photographic memory, they might not have remembered the man. It had been almost a year since she and Kari noticed him copying a famous Rembrandt painting in the Minneapolis Institute of Arts. But now in the National Gallery in London, they spot the same guy, copying another Rembrandt. Then, when a never-before-seen Rembrandt painting is discovered in Amsterdam, the girls begin to suspect the truth. Convinced that no one will believe them without hard and fast evidence, the teenage sleuths embark on a madcap adventure to find the forger and bring him to justice.

Lucretia Mott Speaks

Lucretia Mott Speaks
Author: Lucretia Coffin Mott
Publisher: University of Illinois Press
Total Pages: 433
Release: 2017-03-30
Genre: Literary Collections
ISBN: 0252099257

Committed abolitionist, controversial Quaker minister, tireless pacifist, fiery crusader for women's rights--Lucretia Mott was one of the great reformers in America history. Her sixty years of sermons and speeches reached untold thousands of people. Yet Mott eschewed prepared lectures in favor of an extemporaneous speaking style inspired by the inner light at the core of her Quaker faith. It was left to stenographers, journalists, Friends, and colleagues to record her words for posterity. Drawing on widely scattered archives, newspaper accounts, and other sources, Lucretia Mott Speaks unearths the essential speeches and remarks from Mott's remarkable career. The editors have chosen selections representing important themes and events in her public life. Extensive annotations provide vibrant context and show Mott's engagement with allies and opponents. The speeches illuminate her passionate belief that her many causes were all intertwined. The result is an authoritative resource, one that enriches our understanding of Mott's views, rhetorical strategies, and still-powerful influence on American society.

Lucretia

Lucretia
Author: Edward Bulwer Lytton Baron Lytton
Publisher:
Total Pages: 734
Release: 1881
Genre:
ISBN:

The Lost Daughter

The Lost Daughter
Author: Lucretia Grindle
Publisher: Hachette+ORM
Total Pages: 402
Release: 2018-05-01
Genre: Fiction
ISBN: 1455548790

From Lucretia Grindle, author of Villa Triste, comes a novel of lives lost and found, as intricate and mysterious as the Italian streets where the story's secrets begin. When American student Kristin Carson enrolls in a study abroad program in Florence, she's sure it will be the best year of her life, a chance to explore art, poetry, and romance in the arms of her new Italian boyfriend. But days before her parents arrive in Florence to celebrate her eighteenth birthday, Kristin disappears. Senior Detective Alessandro Pallioti and his young protégé Enzo Saenz are called to investigate. At first they believe she's simply run off for a romantic weekend and forgotten to tell her parents. But when Kristin's step-mother, Anna, also goes missing, Pallioti and Saenz suspect something much more sinister has happened. As they deepen their investigation they discover that Anna Carson is not who she appears to be, and Kristin's new boyfriend isn't just another local Lothario, but one of the most infamous—and dangerous—men in Italy. To find Kristin, Pallioti and Saenz must first find Anna and uncover the secrets she's kept buried for a lifetime. To do so, they must wade through the past, revisiting times and places most Italians would rather forget, and walk in the footsteps of the dead.

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott
Author: Dorothy Sterling
Publisher: Feminist Press at CUNY
Total Pages: 244
Release: 1999
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9781558612174

A biography of the senior founder of the Women's Rights Movement, published for the 150th anniversary of the Women's Rights Convention.

Lucretia Mott

Lucretia Mott
Author: Jennifer Bryant
Publisher: Eerdmans Books For Young Readers
Total Pages: 212
Release: 1996
Genre: Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN: 9780802850980

Traces the life of Lucretia Mott, an active leader of the abolitionist and feminist movements, from her humble roots in New England to her days at a New York Quaker boarding school, and through her decades of social service in Philadelphia.

Lucretia Lombard

Lucretia Lombard
Author: Kathleen Thompson Norris
Publisher:
Total Pages: 362
Release: 1922
Genre: Man-woman relationships
ISBN: