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Articles by Catherine Allgor
Dolley Madison’s World
By organizing weekly gatherings of political leaders and citizens, she proved democracy works best when rivals see one another as human beings. Editor's Note: Catherine Allgor is President Emerita of the Massachusetts Historical Society and the author of Dolley Madison: The Problem of National Unity. This essay first appeared In Pursuit, a series of posts on Substack edited by by Dr. Colleen Shogan, former Archivist of the United States.
AMERICA AT 250: Democracy works best when rivals reconcile
America at 250 During her tenure from 1809 to 1817 as first lady, Dolley Madison was one of the most well-known people in the new United States and certainly the most well-known woman. Dolley carefully constructed a social world that became an unofficial sphere where friends and enemies could resolve differences and translate political ideas into concrete action.
Commentary: 250th anniversary’s impact beyond the history books - Boston Business Journal
In 1797, centuries before President Calvin Coolidge declared “The business of America is business,” one of Massachusetts’s own sons recognized that, “the Commerce of the United States, is essential, if not to [the people’s] Existence, at least to their Comfort, their growth, prosperity and Happiness.” John Adams went on: “The Genius, Character, and Habits of the People are highly commercial.
The best books about American presidents
Who am I? I’ve always been fascinated by power and how people use it. From the time I was tiny, I’ve loved reading about how people left their fingerprint on history, and boy, do presidents leave their mark. Given these interests, it’s unsurprising that I’ve been my career this far examining how early presidents crafted the executive branch.
Parlor Politics: In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government
You are here In Which the Ladies of Washington Help Build a City and a Government Catherine Allgor BUY Cloth · 312 pp. · 6.13 × 9.25 · ISBN 9780813919980 · $39.50 · Nov 2000 BUY Paper · 312 pp. · 6.13 × 9.25 · ISBN 9780813921181 · $25.00 · Mar 2002 When Thomas Jefferson moved his victorious Republican administration into the new capital city in 1801, one of his first acts was to abolish any formal receptions, except on New Year's Day and the Fourth of July.
Bridging the representation gap - CommonWealth Magazine
Sarah and Angelina Grimke. Arts and Culture Hyde Park span named in honor of suffragist and abolitionist sisters By Martin Walsh, Barbara Lee and Catherine Allgor abolitionist, Grimke sisters, suffragist Nov 15, 2019 ON NOVEMBER 16, the rebuilt Dana Avenue Bridge in Hyde Park will be renamed in honor of two trailblazing sisters who lived in the neighborhood, the great suffragists and abolitionists Angelina and Sarah Grimké.
Paper Trail
Chartered in 1791, during George Washington’s first term as president of the United States, the Massachusetts Historical Society was the brainchild of the Reverend Jeremy Belknap, a Harvard graduate and Congregational minister whose single-minded purpose in life was to document the American experience.
The Politics of Love
The light rain that fell early in the morning of July 4, 1848, lasted only long enough to settle the dust on the roads of Washington City and give the summer day “a delicious freshness.” The sun shone well in time for the ceremonial laying of the cornerstone of the Washington Monument. Lured by the spectacle, and by stagecoach and railroad fares reduced for the occasion, people streamed into the capital.
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