Emily Toth

Emily Toth, a Robert Penn Warren Professor of English and Women's Studies at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, is a scholar, novelist, advice columnist, and feminist activist. She earned her PhD from Johns Hopkins University. Toth's scholarly work includes over 300 articles and papers about academic mentoring, Louisiana literature and culture, women's humor, and music; biographies of the American women writers Kate Chopin and Grace Metalious; a cultural history of menstruation; edited collections of Chopin's papers and last short story collection, and a volume of essays about regionalism in women's writing. Toth's historical novel
Daughters of New Orleans
' (1983) was named a "Best Feminist Historical Novel" by Romantic Times in 1984. Toth was also the founder and editor of the journal ''Regionalism and the Female Imagination'' (formerly ''The Kate Chopin Newsletter'') from 1975-1979 and on the editorial board of the journal
Southern Studies
'.

Activism

Since 1977, Toth has been an associate of th
Women's Institute for Freedom of the Press
(WIFP), an American nonprofit publishing organization that works to increase communication between women and connect the public with women-based media.

Books

*

'. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 2008.
*
Inside Peyton Place: the Life of Grace Metalious
'. Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 2000, updated from 1981. Sold to Fox 2000 and Sandra Bullock for the film, ''Grace and Kitty''.
*
Unveiling Kate Chopin
' Jackson: University Press of Mississippi, 1999. Published for the centennial of Chopin's '' The Awakening''.
*
Kate Chopin's Private Papers
'(edited with Per Seyersted and Cheyenne Bonnell). Bloomington: Indiana University Press, 1998.
*
Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia
'. Philadelphia: University of Pennsylvania, 1997. (currently on its third printing) https://muse.jhu.edu/article/29805/pdf
* ''Kate Chopin'' (biography). New York: William Morrow, 1990. Paperback: Austin: Univ. of Texas, 1993. Nominated for a Pulitzer Prize.*
*
A Vocation and a Voice
' (edition of Kate Chopin's last story collection). New York: Penguin Classics, 1991.
*

'. With Janice Delaney and Mary Jane Lupton. Urbana: University of Illinois, 1976. Updated edition, 1988.
*
Regionalism and the Female Imagination
' (edited essays). New York: Human Sciences Press, 1985.
*
Daughters of New Orleans
' (historical novel). New York: Bantam, 1983. Named one of three "Best Feminist Historical Novels" by ''Romantic Times'' (Fall, 1984).*
*
A Kate Chopin Miscellany
' (letters, diaries, essays). Associate editor, with Per Seyersted. Natchitoches, LA: Northwestern State University Press and Oslo, Norway: Universitetsforlaget, 1979.

Other writings

Toth wrote the monthly advice colum
Ms. Mentor
a monthly column for the Career Network in ''The Chronicle of Higher Education'' from 1998 to 2017. For her work as Ms. Mentor, Toth was named one of "The Net's Hottest Columnists" by ''Content Spotlight'' (June 19, 2000). The best of Toth's Ms. Mentor column is collected in
Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia
' (now in its third printing) and
Ms. Mentor's New and Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women and Men in Academia
'', both published by the University of Pennsylvania Press.

Toth has published over 300 articles, reviews, and columns about women writers and popular and regional culture in academic and literary journals including ''The Massachusetts Review'', ''The Women's Review of Books'', ''The Southern Review'', ''The Southern Quarterly'', '' Southern Studies'', and ''The Journal of American Culture''), and in popular periodicals including '' Ms.'', ''USA Today'', ''The Washington Post Book World'', and ''The Times-Picayune'' (New Orleans). Toth has also presented her work at over 300 conferences in six countries.

Scholarly Articles

* “Developing Political Savvy- Many Misadventures Later.” ''Women's Studies Quarterly'', vol. 18, no. 3/4, 1990. 147–152.
* "Female Wits.” ''The Massachusetts Review'', vol. 22, no. 4, 1981. 783–793.
* “Forbidden Jokes and Naughty Ladies” ''Studies in American Humor'', vol. 4, no. 1/2, 1985. 7–17.
* “Independent Woman and ‘Free’ Love, The.” ''The Massachusetts Review'', vol. 16, no. 4, 1975. 647–64.
* “Kate Chopin on Divine Love and Suicide: Two Rediscovered Articles.” ''American Literature'', vol. 63, no. 1, 1991. 115–21.

Other

* “Aborting Operation Rescue: We Did It and So Can You.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 22, no. 9, 1992. 11–18.
* “Common-sense Columnist: Ann Landers Taught Self-respect to Generations of Women.” ''Women's Review of Books''. Sep 2002, Vol. 19, Issue 12. 6.
* “Crisis Alert: Kate Chopin House in St. Louis.” ''Legacy'', vol. 2, no. 1, 1985. 13.
* “Emily Toth Thanks Kate Chopin.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 16, no. 10/11, 1999. 34.
* Toth, Emily, and Paula Kerbs. “Ms. Mentor Unmasked.” ''Academe'', vol. 94, no. 1, 2008. 30–33.
* “Nice Protestant Girl Dispenses Advice? Oy Vey!, A.” ''USA Today''. 30 July 2003. 13.
* “Students Don't Know They're Oppressed.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 12, no. 5, 1982. 3–4.
* “A Woman's Place Is Everyplace...” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 7, no. 5, 1990. 28.
* “Women's Studies.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 7, no. 2, 1977. 23.

Book Reviews

* “Absolutely Flabulous: ''Fat! So?'' by Marilyn Wann, Radiance: The Magazine for Large Women edited by Alice Ansfield, and ''Mode Magazine'' edited by Corynne Corbett.” ''Women's Review of Books'', Jan 2001, Vol. 18, Issue 4. 19.
* “Bringing up Billy: ''Leading with My Heart: My Life'' by Virginia Kelley and James Morgan.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 12, no. 1, 1994, 27.
* “Review of ''The Belle Gone Bad: White Southern Women Writers and the Dark Seductress'' by Betina Entzminger.” ''South Central Review'', vol. 22, no. 1, 2005, 120–122.
* “Collections: Four by Susan Koppelman.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 17, no. 4, 1987. 19.
* “''Cosmo'' vs. ''Ms.'': Bad Girls Go Everywhere: ''The Life of Helen Gurly Brown'' by Jennifer Scanlon.” ''Women's Review of Books''. Jan/Feb 2010, Vol. 27, Issue 1. 26-27.
* “Country Queens: ''Patsy: The Life and Times of Patsy Cline'' by Margaret Jones and ''Dolly: My Life and Other Unfinished Business'' by Dolly Parton” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 12, no. 6, 1995. 24–25.
* “Dishing with the Girls, Oops, the Women: ''Our Bodies, Ourselves: Menopause'' by The Boston Women's Health Book Collective and ''I Feel Bad about My Neck, and Other Thoughts about Being a Woman'' by Nora Ephron.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 24, no. 2, 2007. 16–18.
* “Fantasy Lives: ''Deep in the Heart of Texas: Reflections of Former Dallas Cowboys Cheerleaders'' by Suzette Scholz, Stephanie Scholz, Sheri Scholz, and John Tullius, ''The Vanderbilt Women: Dynasty of Wealth, Glamour, and Tragedy'' by Clarice Stasz, and ''Me: Stories of My Life'' by Katharine Hepburn” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 9, no. 6, 1992. 19–20.
* “Grade: Incomplete: ''Forgotten Promise: Race and Gender Wars on a Small College Campus'' by Gretchen von Loewe Kreuter and ''Antifeminism in the Academy'' by VèVè Clark et al.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 14, no. 2, 1996. 18–19.
* “Gumbo for the Soul: ''Swamp Songs: The Making of an Unruly Woman'' by Sheryl St. Germain.” ''The Women's Review of Books''. Vol XX, No. 8. May 2003. 17.
* “Help Is at Hand: ''Free Advice'', by the Advice Ladies, ''How to Succeed in Business without a Penis: Secrets and Strategies for the Working Woman'' by Karen Salmansohn, ''Miss Manners Rescues Civilization from Sexual Harassment, Frivolous Lawsuits, Dissing and Other Lapses in Civility'' by Judith Martin, and ''Wake up and Smell the Coffee! Advice, Wisdom, and Uncommon Good Sense'' by Ann Landers.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 14, no. 4, 1997. 11–12.
* “In Tune with Billie: ''If You Can't Be Free, Be a Mystery: In Search of Billie Holiday'' by Farah Jasmine Griffin.” W''omen's Review of Books''. Oct 2001, Vol. 19, Issue 1. 6.
* “It Changed Their Lives: ''Juggling: A Memoir of Work, Family, and Feminism'' by Jane S. Gould and ''Fields of Play: Constructing an Academic Life'' by Laurel Richardson.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 15, no. 6, 1998. 10–11.
* “Jamming the Wind: ''Bike Lust: Harleys, Women, and American Society'' by Barbara Joans.” ''Women's Review of Books''. June 2002, Vol. 19 Issue 9. 18.
* “Labors of Love: ''Dangerous Men and Adventurous Women: Romance Writers on the Appeal of the Romance'' by Jayne Ann Krentz.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 10, no. 4, 1993. 10–11.
* “Larger than Life: ''Texas Guinan: Queen of the Night Clubs'' by Louise Berliner.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 11, no. 3, 1993. 28–29.
* “Making Crime Pay: ''Swindler, Spy, Rebel: The Confidence Woman in Nineteenth-Century America'' by Kathleen De Grave.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 13, no. 5, 1996. 7–8.
* “Meow Mix: ''The Cat Book of Virtues: A Collection of Stories for the Noble Cat'' by Susan Beske Wallace, ''Sasha's Tail: Lessons from a Life with Cats'' by Jacqueline Damian, ''Why Cats Paint: A Theory of Feline Aesthetics'' by Heather Busch and Burton Silver, and ''Poetry for Cats: The Definitive Anthology of Distinguished Feline Verse'' by Henry Beard.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 12, no. 10/11, 1995. 35–36.
* “Modern Couple: ''American Dreamers: The Story of Charmian and Jack London'' by Clarice Stasz, A.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 6, no. 9, 1989. 24.
* “Never a Dull Moment: ''Nobody Said Not to Go: The Life, Loves, and Adventures of Emily Hahn'' by Ken Cuthbertson.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 16, no. 1, 1998. 10.
* “On the Screen Where You Live: ''Katie.com'' by Katherine Tarbox.” ''Women's Review of Books''. Oct 2000. Vol. 18, Issue 1. 4.
* “Personification of Pluck: ''Nellie Bly: Daredevil, Reporter, Feminist'' by Brooke Kroeger, The.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 11, no. 9, 1994. 9–10.
* “Price of Success: ''Dancing in the Street: Confessions of a Motown Diva'' by Martha Reeves and Mark Bego and ''Reba: My Story'' by Reba McEntire and Tom Carter, The” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 12, no. 3, 1994. 25–26.
* “Profiting from Loss: Losing It: ''America's Obsession with Weight and the Industry That Feeds on It'' by Laura Fraser.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 15, no. 1, 1997. 21.
* “Review of ''Around 1981: Academic Feminist Literary Theory'' by Jane Gallop.” ''NWSA Journal'', vol. 5, no. 2, 1993. 283–285.
* “Review of ''Ellen Glasgow and a Woman's Traditions'' by Pamela R. Matthews.” ''South Central Review'', vol. 14, no. 3/4, 1997. pp. 117–118.
* “Review of ''Literary New Orleans: Essays and Meditations'' by Richard S. Kennedy.” ''South Central Review'', vol. 10, no. 4, 1993. 93–94.
* “Review of ''The Erotics of Instruction'' by Regina Barreca and Deborah Denenholz Morse and ''Feminist Accused of Sexual Harassment'' by Jane Gallop.” ''NWSA Journal'', vol. 11, no. 1, 1999. 193–96.
* “Review of ''The Family Track: Keeping Your Faculties while You Mentor, Nurture, Teach, and Serve'' by Constance Coiner and Diana Hume George.” ''South Central Review'', vol. 16, no. 1, 1999. 111–13.
* “Review of ''Myths of Coeducation: Selected Essays, 1964-1983'' by Florence Howe.” ''The Centennial Review'', vol. 29, no. 4, 1985. 484–85.
* “Review of ''Love and Ideology in the Afternoon: Soap Opera, Women, and Television Genre'' by Laura Stempel Mumford.” J''ournal of American Culture''. Spring 99, Vol. 22 Issue 1. 110-11.
* “Review of ''Katherine Anne Porter: A Sense of the Times'' by Janis P. Stout.” ''Studies in the Novel'', vol. 29, no. 2, 1997. 260–62.
* “Sex after 40: ''A Round-Heeled Woman: My Late-Life Adventures in Sex and Romance'' by Jane Juska and ''Sexual Healing'' by Jill Nelson.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 20, no. 12, 2003. 9–10.
* “Sharing Stories, Sharing Lives: ''Interpreting Women's Lives: Feminist Theory and Personal Narratives'' by the Personal Narratives Group.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 7, no. 2, 1989. 21–22.
* “Sharpening Her Claws: ''Not Much Fun: The Lost Poems of Dorothy Parker'' by Dorothy Parker, Stuart Y. Silverstein” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 13, no. 12, 1996. 12–13.
* “Smart Woman, Foolish Choices: ''Dorothy Parker: What Fresh Hell Is This?'' by Marion Meade.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 5, no. 8, 1988. 4–5.
* “Smelling the Coffee: ''America's Mom: The Life, Lessons, and Legacy of Ann Landers'' by Rick Kogan and ''A Life in Letters: Ann Landers' Letters to Her Only Child'' by Margo Howard.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 21, no. 10/11, 2004. 8–9.
* “That Saved a Kvetch Like Me: ''Bluebird: Women and the New Psychology of Happiness'' by Ariel Gore and ''Bright-Sided: How the Relentless Promotion of Positive Thinking Has Undermined America'' by Barbara Ehrenreich.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 27, no. 6, 2010. 24–25.
* “Two Sexperts: Bachelors and Bunnies: ''The Sexual Politics of Playboy'' by Carrie Pitzulo and ''Big Sex Little Death: A Memoir'' by Susie Bright” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 28, no. 6, 2011. 25–26.
* “Unruly Women: ''Louisa May Alcott: A Personal Biography'' by Susan Cheever and ''Jane Addams: Spirit in Action'' by Louise W. Knight” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 28, no. 3, 2011. 28–30.
* “Vice without Spice: ''Storyville'' by Lois Battle.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 10, no. 9, 1993. 19.
* “Questioning the Quest: ''The Truth about Lorin Jones'' by Alison Lurie and ''Writing a Woman's Life'' by Carolyn G. Heilbrun.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 6, no. 5, 1989. 11.
* “Way We Were: ''Pink Think: Becoming a Woman in Many Uneasy Lessons'' by Lynn Peril, The.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 20, no. 4, 2003. 13–14.
* “What We Talk about When We Talk about . . . : ''One for the Girls! The Pleasures and Practices of Reading Women's Porn'' by Clarissa Smith, ''Getting off: Pornography and the End of Masculinity'' by Robert Jensen, and ''Bonk: The Curious Coupling of Science and Sex'' by Mary Roach” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 25, no. 5, 2008. 25–26.
* “Which One Would You Be?: ''Dreaming in French: The Paris Years of Jacqueline Bouvier Kennedy, Susan Sontag, and Angela Davis'' by Alice Kaplan, ''Anonymous in Their Own Names: Doris E. Fleischman, Ruth Hale, and Jane Grant'' by Susan Henry and ''All We Know: Three Lives'' by Lisa Cohen.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 30, no. 2, 2013. 27–29.
* “Who'll Take Romance?: ''How to Write a Romance and Get It Published'' by Kathryn Falk, ''How to Write Romance Novels That Sell'' by Marilyn M. Lowery, ''Love Lines: The Romance Reader's Guide to Printed Pleasures'' by Rosemary Guiley, ''Loving with a Vengeance: Mass Produced Fantasies for Women'' by Tania Modleski, and ''Writing Romance Fiction for Love and Money'' by Helene Schellenberg Barnhart.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 1, no. 5, 1984. 12–13.
* “Who's Wearing the Pants?: ''When Everything Changed: The Amazing Journey of American Women from 1960 to the Present'' by Gail Collins.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 27, no. 4, 2010. 28–30.
* “Writers' Wrongs: ''Doing Literary Business: American Women Writers in the Nineteenth Century'' by Susan Coultrap-McQuin and ''Jean Stafford: The Savage Heart'' by Charlotte Margolis Goodman.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 8, no. 3, 1990. 15–16.

Awards and recognitions

During her time at Louisiana State University and Penn State, Toth received various teaching and scholarship awards and was recognized for her pioneering work in popular culture by the Popular Culture Association. She has also been the recipient of 12 local and national grants and has appeared in four documentary films.

Awards

* Distinguished Faculty Award, Louisiana State University, 2001
* Robert Penn Warren Professor, Louisiana State University 2000-04
* Outstanding Faculty Achievement Award, Women's & Gender Studies, Louisiana State University 1998
*
Emily Toth Award
" inaugurated 1986 by the American and Popular Culture Associations for best full-length book in women's studies and popular culture
* "Pioneer of Popular Culture" Award for Outstanding Contribution to American and Popular Culture Studies, American Culture Association's Governing Board, 2000
* Bartholome Lifetime Achievement Award, Popular Culture Association, 2019

Grants

* National Endowment for the Humanities grant
* Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities grant

Film Appearances

*
Back Story: Peyton Place
' Michele Farinola and Mimi Freedman, Dirs. AMC, 2001*
*
Kate Chopin: A Re-Awakening
' Tika Laudun, Dir. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, 1998 *
*
The Fifties
' Tracy Dahlby, Alex Gibney, and Susan Motamed, Dirs. The History Channel, 1997. Based on David Halberstam's 1994 book, '' The Fifties''.*
*
Haunted Waters, Fragile Lands: Oh, What Tales to Tell!
Glen Pitre, Dir. Louisiana Public Broadcasting, 1994

References

Further reading

Reviews of ''Kate Chopin''

* Elaine Sargent Apthorp. “Looking for Kate: A Review of ''Kate Chopin: A Life of the Author of "The Awakening"'' by Emily Toth.” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 8, no. 8, 1991. 8–9.
* Beck, Mary Ellen. “Review of ''Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth.” ''Library Journal.'' 15 October 1990. Vol, Issue 17. 89.
* Bonner, Thomas. “Review of ''Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth.” ''South Central Review'', vol. 9, no. 1, 1992. 110–11.
* Goodwyn, Janet. “''Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth (Review).” ''The Modern Language Review'', vol. 88, no. 1, 1993. 189–90.
* Kakutini, Michiko.

" T''he New York Times''. 27 November 1990.
* Kendall, Elaine.

''Los Angeles Times Book Review''. 30 November 1990.
* Kessler, Carol Farley. “Review of ''Kate Chopin: A Life of the Author of The Awakening'' by Emily Toth.” ''American Literature'', vol. 63, no. 4, 1991. 755–56.
* Moseley, Merritt. “A Review of ''Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth.” ''South Atlantic Review'', vol. 56, no. 4, 1991. 123–26.
* O'Brien, Sharon.

" ''The New York Times''. 30 December 1990.
*
Review of ''Kate Chopin''.
''Kirkus Reviews''. October 15, 1990.
* Stivers, Camilla. “Reflections on the Role of Personal Narrative in Social Science: Review of ''Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth (and other books)” ''Signs'', vol. 18, no. 2, 1993. 408–25.
* Tucker, Susan. “A Solitary Soul: The Life of Kate Chopin: A Review of ''Kate Chopin''

Reviews of ''Unveiling Kate Chopin''

* Larue, Dorie. "Toth, Emily ''Unveiling Kate Chopin'' (Book Review)." ''Southern Quarterly''. Vol. 38, Iss. 2, (Winter 2000): 159.
* McHaney, Pearl A. “Women's Voices, Black and White: A Review of ''Black Women Writers and the American Neo-Slave Narrative: Femininity Unfettered'' by Elizabeth Ann Beaulieu, ''Comic Visions, Female Voices: Contemporary Women Novelists and Southern Humor'' by Barbara Bennett, and ''Unveiling Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth.” ''The Southern Literary Journal'', vol. 33, no. 1, 2000. 158–64.

Review of ''Unveiling Kate Chopin''
''Publishers Weekly''
* Thomas, Heather Kirk. “A Review of ''Unveiling Kate Chopin'' by Emily Toth.” ''South Atlantic Review'', vol. 65, no. 1, 2000. 217–20.

Reviews of ''A Vocation and a Voice''

* Bracy, Addie Lee. “Review of ''A Vocation and a Voice'' by Kate Chopin, edited by Emily Toth.” ''Library Journal''. 1 December 1990. Vol. 115, Issue 21. 126.

Reviews of ''Kate Chopin's Private Papers''

* Burns, Allan. “Review of ''Kate Chopin's Private Papers'' by Emily Toth and Per Seyersted.” ''American Literary Realism'', vol. 33, no. 1, 2000. 90–91.
* Leader, Jennifer. “''Kate Chopin's Private Papers'' (Book Review).” ''Women's Studies''. Oct99, Vol. 28 Issue 5. 603.
* Nash, Charles C. “Review of ''Kate Chopin's Private Papers''.” ''Library Journal''. 1 August 1998. Vol. 123, Issue 13. 89-90.
* Petry, Alice Hall
"''Kate Chopin's Private Papers'' (Review)"
''Resources for American Literary Study'', Volume 26, Number 1, 2000, pp. 124–27.

Reviews of ''Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia''

* Cohen, Judith Beth. “Words to the Wise: ''Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia'' by Emily Toth .” T''he Women's Review of Books'', vol. 15, no. 5, 1998. 10–11.
* Franke, Ann H. “A Review of ''Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia'' by Emily Toth.” ''Academe'', vol. 84, no. 1, 1998., 84–86.
* Hufnagel, Glenda Lewin. “Review of ''Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia'' by Emily Toth, ''Shattering the Myths: Women in Academe'' by Judith Glazer-Raymo, and ''Gender on Campus: Issues for College Women'' by Sharon Bohn Gmelch.” ''NWSA Journal'', vol. 12, no. 2, 2000. 189–93.
* “Review of ''Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia'' by Emily Toth.” ''Publishers Weekly''. 16 June 1994. Vol. 244, Issue 24. 56.
* Stout, Janis. “Ms. Mentor's Impeccable Advice for Women in Academia by Emily Toth (Review).” ''South Central Review'', vol. 17, no. 2, 2000. 128–30.

Reviews of ''Ms. Mentor's New & Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women & Men in Academia''

* Goral, Tim. “Between the Lines: ''Ms. Mentor's New & Ever More Impeccable Advice for Women & Men in Academia'' (Review).” ''University Business''. Jan2009, Vol. 12 Issue 1. 10.

Reviews of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation''

* Eliasson, Mona. “A Review of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation'' by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, and Emily Toth.” ''Journal of the History of Sexuality'', vol. 1, no. 1, 1990. 175–77.
* Douglas, Carol Anne. ”Review of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation,'' Emily Toth, Janice Delaney and Mary Jane Lupton.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 6, no. 8, 1976. 15.
* Ernster, Virginia. “Falling Off the Roof: A Review of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation'' by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, and Emily Toth.” Family Planning Perspectives, vol. 9, no. 2, 1977. 94–95.
* Hall, Roberta L. “Review of ''The Female Animal'' by Irene Elia and ''The Curse'', revised edition by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, and Emily Toth.” ''Human Biology'', vol. 62, no. 1, 1990. 167–69.
* Long, Diana Elizabeth. “Going with the Flow: ''Images of Bleeding: Menstruation as Ideology'' by Louise Lander, ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation'' by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, and Emily Toth, The Wise Wound by Penelope Shuttle and Peter Redgrove, ''Red Flower: Rethinking Menstruation'' by Dena Taylor, and ''Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation'' by Thomas Buckley and Alma Gottlieb” ''The Women's Review of Books'', vol. 6, no. 8, 1989. 21–22.
* Mitchell, Sally. “Review of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation''. Revised edition by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, Emily Toth.” ''Journal of the History of Medicine and Allied Sciences'', vol. 44, no. 2, 1989. 262–63.
* Porter, Roy. “Review of ''The Curse: A Cultural History of Menstruation''. Rev. ed. by Janice Delaney, Mary Jane Lupton, and Emily Toth and ''Blood Magic: The Anthropology of Menstruation'' by Thomas Buckley and Alma Gottlieb.” ''Bulletin of the History of Medicine'', vol. 63, no. 3, 1989. 485-86.

Reviews of ''Inside Peyton Place, the Life of Grace Metalious''

* Leonard, Vickie. “Grace of Peyton Place: Review of ''Inside Peyton Place, the Life of Grace Metalious'' by Emily Toth.” ''Off Our Backs'', vol. 11, no. 11, 1981. 17.

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