Suspect Citizens: Women, Virtue, and Vice in Backlash Politics

Acknowledgments

P rojects such as this one result from the support and engagement of so many that acknowledging them all is a nearly impossible task. Here I recognize some of the people and institutions that factored significantly in the process of bringing this project to completion. Many people contributed to the thinking behind this book. Joan Tronto, in particular, encouraged me to exercise curiosity by letting it lead me into unexpected spaces and to imagine alternative possibilities. Her thoughtful and analytic input has informed this project since its inception. Mary Hawkesworth, Wendy Sarvasy, Claire Snyder-Hall, Traci Levy, Dan Engster, Jill Locke, Edwina Barvosa, Katie Young, Bill Niemi, and Sara Brill, at different stages, offered critique, input, advice, and intellectual engagement that strengthened the book and propelled it forward. Fairfield University provided institutional support through a pretenure leave and summer research grant. The Sophia Smith Collection at Smith College awarded me a travel-to-collections research grant. The Sexuality Information and Education Council of the United States (SIECUS) allowed me access to its extensive archival collection of sex education manuals. Alex Holzman and the team at Temple University Press offered critical support for the book as well as editorial and production assistance that greatly benefitted the final product. Reviewers of the manuscript also provided constructive and insightful commentary that strengthened this work. Many friends and colleagues have been important to sustaining me while this project took shape. Sara Brill and Susanna Jones have thought through moments of this book with me, made me laugh, and shared the ups and downs of the journey. The WKWAs—Ronni Michelle Acknowledgments xii | Acknowledgments­ Greenwood; Dorinda Tetens; Tracy Steffy; Effie MacLachlan; Susanna Jones; Benz, my erstwhile dissertation writing partner; and Jennifer Leigh Disney, who worked to find this book a good home at a crucial point in its journey—remained integral to this project from the beginning . Stephen Pimpare always encouraged me to keep going, and Neal and Susan Kennedy have sustained me through many years of friendship. The Fairfield University community has been very supportive of this endeavor. Members of the Politics Department—Marcie Patton, Eunsook Jung, Gwen Alphonso, David Downie, Janie Leatherman, and Kevin Cassidy—provide a collegial, convivial environment in which to work, a key factor in doing intellectual labor. Jerelyn Johnson, Emily Orlando, Ryan Drake, Nels Pearson, Liz Langran, Paul Lakeland, Elizabeth Petrino, Melissa Quan, Kris Sealey, Gisela Gil-Egui, Robbin Crabtree, Renée White, and Jim Bowler, to name only a few, all offered their professional input and personal friendship in ways that nurture a scholar’s spirit. My students at Fairfield University, who inspire and challenge me, collectively have made an indelible mark on this book. Family members also play an important part in the support necessary to complete such a project. My mom, Patricia Michaels, has shared stories from the front lines of feminism that shaped her life and, as a result, this book. The boys (Big and Little Fella) always make me smile. And this project simply would not have been possible without my partner in life, Tony Acevedo, whose belief in me is unrelenting and whose emotional and material support, which grants me the space to do this work, is invaluable. This book is dedicated to him. While this community of family, friends, and colleagues has shaped this project, any flaws or limitations remain my sole responsibility. Suspect Citizens ...