Emily E VanDette Editor

Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844-1911) wrote more than fifty works of fiction, poetry, and nonfiction. Throughout her entire career Phelps's writings were infused with her social consciousness. Phelps was best known for challenging traditional gender roles, including her advocacy for women's clothing reform and against vivisection.

Emily E. VanDette is an associate professor of English at the State University of New York at Fredonia.