Dorothy Louise Hodgson's Books

Drawing on archival sources as well as her extensive fieldwork in Tanzania, Dorothy L. Hodgson explores the ways identity, development, and gender have interacted to shape the Maasai into who and what they are today. By situating the Maasai in the political, economic, and social context of Tanzania and of world events, Hodgson shows how outside forces, and views of development in particular, have influenced Maasai lifeways, especially gender relations.

When her best-selling novels made her the chief breadwinner in her marriage, her husband, John Fisher, assumed the role of secretary and editor of her work. Fluent in five languages, Dorothy Canfield Fisher founded a Braille press in France and introduced the educational methods of Dr. Maria Montessori to the United States. She became a pioneering advocate of adult education and served as the first woman on the Vermont Board of Education. In letters to friends, fans, and colleagues, Fisher discussed her homelife, her work, and the world around her. Her passions and concerns - revealed in her correspondence with wit and poignancy - include the "New Woman" and the suffrage movement, racial discrimination and the emergence of the NAACP the development of a national education system, two world wars, the depression, and the influence of book clubs in the literary marketplace.

Using her extensive experience with both the Maasai people and Spiritan missionaries, Dorothy Hodgson presents a gendered consideration of cultural change and the religious encounter among the Maasai.

Book's by Dorothy Louise Hodgson

Once Intrepid Warriors

Once Intrepid Warriors

Once Intrepid Warriors

Once Intrepid Warriors

The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z

The Biographical Dictionary of Women in Science: L-Z

Keeping Fires Night and Day

Keeping Fires Night and Day

The Church of Women

The Church of Women

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