Acknowledgments

Many people were involved in the creation of The Reader's Companion to U.S. Women's History. In the editorial department at Houghton Mifflin, editorial director Elizabeth Kubik's bold vision and generous support got the project off the ground. With Elizabeth Kubik, assistant editor Amy Smith Bell coordinated the early and formative work among the coeditors, facilitating editorial decisions and communications with the contributors. Senior editor Borgna Brunner saw the project through some critical transitions. Assistant editor Holly Hartman, who also researched and selected the illustrations, guided the volume through its demanding final stages. Her erudition and attention to detail eased the coeditors' burdens and unquestionably improved the book. Special thanks are extended to designer Melodie Wertelet, proofreaders Kathleen Roos and Susan Innes, and manuscript editor Deborah Sosin, who, for the project's duration, edited hundreds of articles with great care and intelligence.