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Episode 20: Mrs. So-and-so, Mrs. Eaton, and the Trail of Tears
In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss Andrew Jackson and the women who revolved around his presidency. We start by talking about how difficult it is to track women, especially women who marry through historical documents and time because their names change so much. We then examine the elections of 1824, 1828, and 1832 to understand the nastiness of those elections and how Jackson's wife and mother were regular targets. Jackson's first cabinet dissolved due to a scandal that revolved around Peggy Eaton, the wife of his Secretary of War. In the second half, we talk about Jackson's legacy of native American removal and genocide. We tell the story of his final solution to dealing with the natives by reading oral histories from native women. Of course, we have a lesson plan for teachers on our website.
Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory
Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com/the-antebellum-era-abolition-is-womens-ticket.html
Bibliography:
Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An indigenous peoples' history of the United States. Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.
Hicks, Brian. "The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson." Smithsonian Museum. Last modified March 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cherokees-vs-andrew-jackson-277394/.
Hill, Mary. Interview with Billie Byrd in Okfuskee Town, OK. April 19, 1937. Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Horger, Mark. “American Presidential Scandals.” Oklahoma State University. Last modified November 2018. https://origins.osu.edu/article/donald-j-trump-scandal-history- american-political-wrongdoing-russia-burr.
Lattimer, Josephine Usray. Interviewed by Amelia Harris. October 13, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Matthews, Dylan. "Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money." VOX. Last modified April 12, 2016. https://www.vox.com/2016/4/20/11469514/andrew-jackson-indian-removal.
Payne, Mary. Interviewed by Ella Robinson in Muskogee, OK. May 10, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Pennington, Josephine. Interviewed by D.W. Wilson in Hulbert, OK. October 12, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Schuessler, Jennifer. "Clash of the Historians: Paper on Andrew Jackson and Trump Causes Turmoil." The New York Times. Last modified
Smith, Margaret Bayard. Letter to Kirkpatrick. Library of Congress. Last modified January 1, 1829.
Wood, Kirsten E. ""One Woman so Dangerous to Public Morals": Gender and Power in the Eaton Affair." Journal of the Early Republic 17, no. 2 (1997): 237-75. Accessed December 3, 2020. doi:10.2307/3124447.
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In this episode, Kelsie and Brooke discuss Andrew Jackson and the women who revolved around his presidency. We start by talking about how difficult it is to track women, especially women who marry through historical documents and time because their names change so much. We then examine the elections of 1824, 1828, and 1832 to understand the nastiness of those elections and how Jackson's wife and mother were regular targets. Jackson's first cabinet dissolved due to a scandal that revolved around Peggy Eaton, the wife of his Secretary of War. In the second half, we talk about Jackson's legacy of native American removal and genocide. We tell the story of his final solution to dealing with the natives by reading oral histories from native women. Of course, we have a lesson plan for teachers on our website.
Support our work at www.patreon.com/remedialherstory
Find lesson plans at http://www.remedialherstory.com/the-antebellum-era-abolition-is-womens-ticket.html
Bibliography:
Dunbar-Ortiz, Roxanne. An indigenous peoples' history of the United States. Boston : Beacon Press, 2014.
Hicks, Brian. "The Cherokees vs. Andrew Jackson." Smithsonian Museum. Last modified March 2011. https://www.smithsonianmag.com/history/the-cherokees-vs-andrew-jackson-277394/.
Hill, Mary. Interview with Billie Byrd in Okfuskee Town, OK. April 19, 1937. Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Horger, Mark. “American Presidential Scandals.” Oklahoma State University. Last modified November 2018. https://origins.osu.edu/article/donald-j-trump-scandal-history- american-political-wrongdoing-russia-burr.
Lattimer, Josephine Usray. Interviewed by Amelia Harris. October 13, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Matthews, Dylan. "Andrew Jackson was a slaver, ethnic cleanser, and tyrant. He deserves no place on our money." VOX. Last modified April 12, 2016. https://www.vox.com/2016/4/20/11469514/andrew-jackson-indian-removal.
Payne, Mary. Interviewed by Ella Robinson in Muskogee, OK. May 10, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Pennington, Josephine. Interviewed by D.W. Wilson in Hulbert, OK. October 12, 1937. Retrieved from Montiero, Lorrie. “Family Stories from the Trail of Tears.” Sequoia Research Center: American Natives Press Archive. Last modified ND. University of Little Rock Arkansas. https://ualrexhibits.org/tribalwriters/artifacts/Family-Stories-Trail-of-Tears.html.
Schuessler, Jennifer. "Clash of the Historians: Paper on Andrew Jackson and Trump Causes Turmoil." The New York Times. Last modified
Smith, Margaret Bayard. Letter to Kirkpatrick. Library of Congress. Last modified January 1, 1829.
Wood, Kirsten E. ""One Woman so Dangerous to Public Morals": Gender and Power in the Eaton Affair." Journal of the Early Republic 17, no. 2 (1997): 237-75. Accessed December 3, 2020. doi:10.2307/3124447.
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