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Etta Madden is the author or editor of four books, which consider American women writers, Italy, and utopian and intentional communities: Engaging Italy: American Women’s Utopian Visions and Transnational Networks (SUNY Press 2022), Eating in Eden: Food and American Utopias, Selections from Eliza Leslie, and Bodies of Life: Shaker Literature and Literacies.
She has also written articles on these topics in Communities Magazine, Commonplace, Early American Literature, New England Quarterly, Legacy: A Journal of American Women Writers, and Utopian Studies.
The recipient of a Fulbright award, Etta has been a research fellow at the New York Public Library, an NEH Seminar participant at the American Academy in Rome, and a two-time recipient of a M ...more

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	Eating in Eden: Food and American Utopias 4.27 avg rating — 15 ratings — published 2006 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Gale Researcher Guide for: Early American Quaker Writings it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Selections from Eliza Leslie by Eliza Leslie, Etta M. Madden (Goodreads Author) (Introduction) it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — published 2011 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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