In this book, a historian of womenÕs lives turns the lens on her own experience. Her story is ÒMidwesternÓ for its work ethic, modesty, faith, and resilience; ÒpostmodernÓ for its sudden changes, strange juxtapositions, and retrospective _deconstruction of the ideologies that shaped its progress. It describes a life in and out of academia and a search for acceptance, recognition, equality, and freedom.
The author of three books on womenÕs experiences in Russia and Europe, Dr. Marcelline Hutton traces her personal journey from traditional working-class La Porte, Indiana, through college, graduate school, marriage, motherhood, divorce, and independence in Iowa City, Southampton, Kansas City, El Paso, and ultimately Lithuania. She arrives at a place of Òblessed assurance,Ó recognizing who she was, what she has done, and what she most valued. The book is a testimony of life found and treasured and shared. We are privileged to see her world through this honest, perceptive, and insightful recollection.