Martha Vicinus

Martha Vicinus (born November 20, 1939) is an American scholar of English literature and Women's studies. She serves as the Eliza M. Mosher Distinguished University Professor of English, Women's Studies, and History at the University of Michigan.[1] Prior to coming to the University of Michigan, Vicinus was a faculty member in the English Department at Indiana University from 1968 to 1982. [2] She has written several books about Victorian women as well as gender and sexuality. She earned a PhD from the University of Wisconsin in 1968.[3]

Martha Vicinus
Born (1939-11-20) November 20, 1939
Rochester, New York
United States
OccupationHistorian, Writer
LanguageEnglish
NationalityAmerican
EducationNorthwestern University
University of Wisconsin
SubjectWomens Literature
Modernism
Nineteenth Century Britain
Gender and Sexuality
Modern British History
Notable worksIndependent Women
Suffer and Be Still
A Widening Sphere

She has been noted for drawing attention to the Victorian double standards that were applied to women and to the Victorian ideal of women without sexual desires.[4] She has argued that society often defines sexuality through a male heterosexual perspective.[5]

In addition to her career as a scholar, she has been active as an advocate of anti-war and LGBT causes.[6][7]

Selected Bibliography
  • Vicinus, Martha. (2013). Suffer and Be Still: Women in the Victorian Age. Oxon: Routledge. ISBN 9781135045265.
  • Vicinus, Martha. (2004). Intimate Friends: Women who loved women. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226855639.
  • Duberman, Martin Bauml; Vicinus, Martha; Chauncey, Jr., George, eds. (1989). Hidden from History: Reclaiming the Gay & Lesbian Past. New York: New American Library. ISBN 9780452010673.
  • Vicinus, Martha. (1985). Independent Women: Work and Community for Single Women, 1850-1920. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. ISBN 9780226855677.
  • Vicinus, Martha. (1977). A Widening Sphere: Changing roles of Victorian women. London: Methuen. ISBN 9780253365408.
  • Vicinus, Martha. (1974). The Industrial Muse: A study of nineteenth-century British working-class literature. London: Croom Helm. ISBN 9780856641312.

References
  1. "About the Author, Martha Vicinus". University of Chicago Press. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  2. "Martha Vicinus papers, 1969-1980". Archives Online at Indiana University.
  3. "Profile: Martha Vicinus". Department of English. University of Michigan. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  4. McKendrick, Neil (8 January 1984). "Sex and the Married Victorians". The New York Times. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  5. Green, Elizabeth (2 October 2003). "Fifteen Questions For Carol J. Adams". The Harvard Crimson. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  6. "'U' Profs Sign Letter in National Anti-War Push". The Michigan Daily. 13 March 2003. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  7. "Gay, Transgender Community Critique Task Force Proposals". The Michigan Daily. 27 October 2004. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
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