Triumph of the Dead:
American World War II Cemeteries, Monuments and Diplomacy in France
Published by the University of Alabama Press, 2018
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Reviews
"Those making their pilgrimages to these sites will find Triumph of the Dead a much-needed guide to the cemeteries’ aesthetics and a fascinating look into the diplomacy of death. Lemay provides belated recognition to the commission’s artists and architects later shunned and maligned by the modern avant-garde art world and expertly explains the meaning of the potent messages carefully embedded in their classicist design. "
--Dr. Derek W. Frisby, Middle Tennessee State University, for the Journal of American History, March 2020.
"Impressively researched and with the keen eye of an art historian, Lemay’s analysis is nicely contextualized within the tangled layers of American, French, and Cold War political and cultural history.
Triumph of the Dead was clearly a labor of love for Lemay and it shows."
--Dr. Charles Holden, St. Mary's College of Maryland, for H-NET War Reviews, July 2019.
"For Dr. Lemay there are two relevant issues during the decades of World War II recovery. The first is the means by which American diplomacy aimed to stop the rise of communism in France. The second is the diplomatic potential that the design of the American cemeteries would reinforce the idea that Christianity and American-led capitalism were examples for France to follow when rebuilding with the Marshall Plan...It’s a richly researched book sound in its understanding of how commemorative monuments inform our collective memory. "
--Dr. Daniel James Sundahl, Emeritus, Hillsdale College, for the Journal of Military History, April 2019.
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Votes for Women! A Portrait of Persistence
Published by Princeton University Press, 2019
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Awards:
Winner of the 2021 Smithsonian Secretary's Prize for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Named to the 2020 Rise List
The American Library Association named Votes for Women! A Portrait of Persistence to the ALA's 2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List for young readers (Formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer List). The American Library Association recognized Votes for Women! for being “A richly illustrated history of women’s suffrage in the United States that highlights under-recognized activists. Recommended as reference source.” The Rise List is "an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers."
Reviews
“The show doesn’t downplay difficulty and conflict. As Lemay writes in her introduction to the excellent and extensive catalogue, ‘It is critical to consider whose stories have been forgotten and overlooked, and whose have not been deemed worthy to record.’”
--Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, April 18, 2019
"Dr. Kate Clarke Lemay, a historian at the National Portrait Gallery, has put together a portable museum of the Women's Suffrage Movement in 'Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence.' The result is nothing short of breathtaking. This book is a triumph: wonderfully written, beautifully presented, and easily accessible. Any student or teacher of US history will be grateful they added this book to their library."
--Giacomo Calabria, writing as Jacopo Quercia, 2019 GoodReads
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Winner of the 2021 Smithsonian Secretary's Prize for Excellence in Research and Scholarship
Named to the 2020 Rise List
The American Library Association named Votes for Women! A Portrait of Persistence to the ALA's 2020 Rise: A Feminist Book Project List for young readers (Formerly known as the Amelia Bloomer List). The American Library Association recognized Votes for Women! for being “A richly illustrated history of women’s suffrage in the United States that highlights under-recognized activists. Recommended as reference source.” The Rise List is "an annual annotated book list (or bibliography) of well-written and well-illustrated books with significant feminist content, intended for young readers."
Reviews
“The show doesn’t downplay difficulty and conflict. As Lemay writes in her introduction to the excellent and extensive catalogue, ‘It is critical to consider whose stories have been forgotten and overlooked, and whose have not been deemed worthy to record.’”
--Mark Jenkins, The Washington Post, April 18, 2019
"Dr. Kate Clarke Lemay, a historian at the National Portrait Gallery, has put together a portable museum of the Women's Suffrage Movement in 'Votes for Women: A Portrait of Persistence.' The result is nothing short of breathtaking. This book is a triumph: wonderfully written, beautifully presented, and easily accessible. Any student or teacher of US history will be grateful they added this book to their library."
--Giacomo Calabria, writing as Jacopo Quercia, 2019 GoodReads
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