Congratulations to Lauren Haumesser (UVA PhD 2018) on the publication of her book, The Democratic Collapse: How Gender Politics Broke a Party and a Nation 1856-1861! 

https://uncpress.org/book/9781469671437/the-democratic-collapse/?fbclid=IwAR0qSX8nBV20c00u5u3MvSQY8LovdZLQK0oYmCmphxRUSU-ijrBCeJc7N-4