About the author
Amanda Vaill is an American writer, editor, and screenwriter known for narrative nonfiction. Her books have followed artists, writers, dancers, and political lives through relationships that connect private households to public events.
Pride and Pleasure is a dual biography of Angelica and Eliza Schuyler. By keeping the sisters together, Vaill can compare two different ways women used marriage, correspondence, family memory, and social position during the founding era.
Where to start
Start with Pride and Pleasure: The Schuyler Sisters in an Age of Revolution for a founding-era history centered on Angelica and Eliza rather than the men around them.
