The Journal of Thomas Jefferson's Life and Times: Jefferson and Women

Thomas Jefferson was a radical and visionary when it came to many things—politics, revolutions, constitutions, education, architecture, and agriculture, to name a few—yet he was no visionary when it came to women. There he held conservative views. This edition of The Journal of Thomas Jefferson’s Life and Times is titled “Jefferson and Women.” In it, we look generally at Jefferson’s view of women as well as at several significant relationships that he had with females: e.g., his daughters, ...