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Scholarly Writing #6: Perspectives on Macaulay: Authority, Image, and the Politics of Reputation
How did Catharine Macaulay become both celebrated and controversial? An exploration of how her public image made, and unmade, her reputation
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Blog #9: Happy Birthday, Catharine Macaulay
On Catharine Macaulay’s birthday, I reflect on studying her life, her radical politics, and why her ideas about liberty and history still matter today
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Blog #8: From London to Aberdeen: Researching Catharine Macaulay in Scotland’s Archives
Reflections on archival research at the National Records of Scotland, the National Library of Scotland, and the University of Aberdeen
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Blog #7: Classical Forms and Radical Questions: Phillis Wheatley at 250
After 250 years, Wheatley’s poetry reminds us that intellect, grief, and resistance can reshape history and demand justice
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Scholarly Writing #5: Between Correspondence and Action: Macaulay and the American Republic
Catharine Macaulay influenced American republicanism through transatlantic letters and her 1784–85 U.S. visit, combining historical insight with political engagement
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Scholarly Reflection #4: Catharine Macaulay and the American Project
Catharine Macaulay viewed America as both a testing ground for republican ideals and a lens for criticizing Britain’s political decline
