Kathryn Cullen-DuPont

A Sampling of Reviews


"The presentation is superb..." --praise for Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Women's Liberty

"One of the best recent books on the subject of women and the vote." --for Women's Suffrage in America

"...a highly readable and fascinating portrait of the many ways the law has affected women's lives." --for Women's Rights on Trial

"...engaging prose style enlivened by frequent quotes from primary sources...." --for the Encyclopedia of Women's History in America

"Nearly 100 women speak through these pages...Their voices are strong and compelling" --for American Women Activists' Writings

Brief Background Notes


Recipent, New York Public Library's "Outstanding Reference Book of 1997"

Recipient, New York Public Library's "Best Book for the Teen Age," 1994

Consultant on Women's Issues to Grolier's New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia

Member of the advisory board for the Primary Source Media CD-ROM American Journey: Women in America

Member of the Authors Guild

Member of the American Society of Journalists and Authors

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Kathryn Cullen-DuPont

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Biography


Kathryn Cullen-DuPont is the author of American Women Activists' Writings (Cooper Square Press, 2002), The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America (Facts On File, 1996, revised 2000), and Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Women's History (Facts On File, 1992). She is also the co-author, with Elizabeth Frost Knappman, of Women's Suffage in America (Facts On File, 1992, revised 2005) and Women's Rights on Trial (Gale, 1997). At present, she is working on a book about human trafficking, which will be published by Facts On File in 2009.

She has served as a consultant on women's issues to Grolier's New Book of Knowledge Encyclopedia and as a contributing author and member of the advisory board for the highly praised CD-ROM project, American Journey: Women in America (Primary Source Media, 1994). Her radio and television appearances include interviews on WRNN-TV's "The Big Story," Radio WPKT's "The Faith Middleton Show," and Radio WVOX's "The Women's Line," as well an interview with New York City schoolchildren for their television show, "Next Stop Carnarsie." She has also visited a number of other educational institutions and organizations, such as Manhattanville College and The Hawley Women's Club, to discuss her books and women's history.

Kathryn Cullen-DuPont holds a B.A. from New York University and an M.F.A. from Goddard College. An adjunct assistant professor in the Department of English and the Humanities at Pratt Institute, she lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Selected Works

Forthcoming in 2009: Gobal Issues: Human Trafficking
An examination and analysis of this modern form of slavery
American Women Activists' Writings
An anthology of women's voices
The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America
The most recent edition of this award-winning encyclopedia
Women's Rights on Trial
Four centuries of women's legal history in America in one volume
Women's Suffrage in America: An Eyewitness History
The compelling story of women's struggle to win the vote
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Women's Liberty
An award-winning biography for young adult readers
Margaret Sanger: An Autobiography
With an introduction by Kathryn Cullen-DuPont
Contributor to:
Great American Trials
Two hundred trials, from the Salem Witchcraft trials to Rodney King
American Journey: Women in America
The award-winning CD-ROM project

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