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By Jeff Minick, Chronicles, January 23, 2025
Among the books in my collection is Judith Martin’s Miss Manners Rescues Civilization, in which the author addresses “lapses in civility.” I dip into this hefty volume from time to time, less for edification than for the pleasure of her tart observations.
In the last three years, several female writers—wives and mothers for the most part—have also sought to rescue civilization, not just from social gaffes but from the radical ideologies infecting our culture and threatening the ruin of marriage and the family. On my shelves are a half-dozen or so of their books, and these I do consume as food for thought and enlightenment. In case you’ve missed meeting these gallant women, here’s a quick introduction.
Domestic Extremist: A Practical Guide to Winning the Culture War by Peachy Keenan, a pseudonym, tells the story of one woman’s turning away from agnosticism and the “women can have it all” promises of our culture to a religious faith—Keenan becomes Catholic—and a mother and wife who champions domesticity. …
