Edith Mayo

Edith P. Mayo (born March 18, 1940) is an American historian.^[2] She is curator emerita for political history at the National Museum of American History. Mayo is a subject matter expert on women's suffrage, specifically African American women's suffrage, and the first ladies of the United States. She has been featured on C-SPAN, CNN,^[2] The Morning Call,^[3] the Los Angeles Times,^[4] PBS,^[5] The Baltimore Sun,^[6] and The Washington Post regarding her areas of focus.^[7] In 2020, she was named an honoree of the National Women's History Alliance.^[8]

I think as a nation, we have a very deep-seated ambivalence, even a hostility toward power in the hands of women...

Edith Mayo, Democracy in America: They Don't Bake Cookies, on CNN

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^ ^a ^b "AllPolitics - Democracy In America '96 -- They Don't Bake Cookies". CNN. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Morse, Diana (October 28, 2007). "First ladies make history ** Phila. exhibit is so much more than gowns, shoes and handbags". The Morning Call. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Weingarten, Marc (May 20, 2004). "Shoulder to shoulder". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "Online NewsHour: Inaugural Fashion". PBS. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Tan, Cheryl Lu-Lien (January 19, 2001). "Criticism befitting a first lady". baltimoresun.com. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ Thompson, Krissah. "C-SPAN's series on first ladies begins, but Michelle Obama's legacy is still forming". The Washington Post. Retrieved January 8, 2020.
^ "2020 Honorees". National Women's History Alliance. Archived from the original on January 15, 2020. Retrieved January 8, 2020.