Lynne Ann Vincent Cheney
Lynne Cheney giving a public reading from her book America: A Patriotic Primer to the students of Vincenza Elementary School in Vicenza, Italy. (2004)
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At the University of Wisconsin at Madison her dissertation was entitled "Matthew Arnold's Possible Perfection: A Study of the Kantian Strain in Arnold's Poetry"
Over the course of her career, Mrs. Cheney has authored or co-authored twelve books. In 1995, she founded American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a think tank devoted to reforming higher education.
Cheney serves as director emerita of the Independent Women's Forum, a right-wing group opposed to "radical feminism," government sponsored childcare, and equal pay for equal work standards for women in government service.
Mrs. Cheney established the James Madison Book Award in April 2003 in an effort to encourage historical knowledge.
As chairman of the National Endowment for the Humanities from 1986 to 1993, she published American Memory, a report that warned about the failure of schools to transmit knowledge of the past to upcoming generations.
In 1995, she founded American Council of Trustees and Alumni, a think tank devoted to reforming higher education.
Blue Skies, No Fences: A Memoir of Childhood and Family
Our 50 States: A Family Adventure Across America
A Time for Freedom: What Happened When in America
When Washington Crossed the Delaware : A Wintertime Story for Young Patriots
A is for Abigail : An Almanac of Amazing American Women
America: A Patriotic Primer
The Body Politic: A Novel
Kings of the Hill: How Nine Powerful Men Changed the Course of American History
Telling the Truth
Academic Freedom
American Memory: A Report on the Humanities in the Nations Public Schools
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