{"product_id":"the-mutual-admiration-society-how-dorothy-l-sayers-and-her-oxford-circle-remade-the-world-for-women-hardcover","title":"The Mutual Admiration Society: How Dorothy L. Sayers and Her Oxford Circle Remade the World for Women - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eMo Moulton\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eA group biography of renowned crime novelist Dorothy L. Sayers and the Oxford women who stood at the vanguard of equal rights \u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDorothy L. Sayers is now famous for her Lord Peter Wimsey and Harriet Vane detective series, but she was equally well known during her life for an essay asking Are Women Human? Women's rights were expanding rapidly during Sayers's lifetime; she and her friends were some of the first women to receive degrees from Oxford. Yet, as historian Mo Moulton reveals, it was clear from the many professional and personal obstacles they faced that society was not ready to concede that women were indeed fully human. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eDubbing themselves the Mutual Admiration Society, Sayers and her classmates remained lifelong friends and collaborators as they fought for a truly democratic culture that acknowledged their equal humanity. A celebration of feminism and female friendship, \u003ci\u003eThe Mutual Admiration Society \u003c\/i\u003eoffers crucial insight into Dorothy L. Sayers and her world. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMo Moulton \u003c\/b\u003eis currently a lecturer in the history department of the University of Birmingham. They earned their PhD in history from Brown University in 2010 and taught in the History \u0026amp; Literature program at Harvard University for six years. Their previous book, \u003ci\u003eIreland and the Irish in Interwar England\u003c\/i\u003e, was named a 2014 Book of the Year by \u003ci\u003eHistory Today\u003c\/i\u003e and was the runner-up for the Royal History Society's 2015 Whitfield Prize for first book in British or Irish history. Moulton regularly writes for outlets such as \u003ci\u003eThe Atlantic\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003ePublic Books\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eDisclaimer Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, and the \u003ci\u003eToast. \u003c\/i\u003eThey live in London, UK.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.5 x 9.3 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 05, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eAward:\u003c\/strong\u003e Agatha Awards (2019)\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42701415678015,"sku":"9781541644472","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/91085759382542307c65d0695bd60c9e.webp?v=1765020544","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/the-mutual-admiration-society-how-dorothy-l-sayers-and-her-oxford-circle-remade-the-world-for-women-hardcover","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}