Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right by Gaddini, Katie
Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right by Gaddini, Katie

Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right

For decades, conservative Christian women have been dismissed as naive and brainwashed, victims of political coercion by...
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Author: Katie Gaddini
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Language: English
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Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right by Gaddini, Katie

Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right

$35.98
Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right by Gaddini, Katie

Esther's Army: The Christian Women Who Power the American Right

$35.98
Author: Katie Gaddini
Format: Hardcover
Language: English
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For decades, conservative Christian women have been dismissed as naive and brainwashed, victims of political coercion by the men in their lives. Yet that narrative doesn't explain how they have also become some of the most influential political organizers of our time: the backbone of the modern conservative movement whose strategic efforts over the past six decades have culminated in the 2024 election of Donald Trump.

To understand this unique and growing political force, sociologist Katie Gaddini conducted over ten years of ethnographic research, interviewing key players in the field and joining them across the country as they organized, rallied, and celebrated. As a former evangelical, Gaddini speaks the language of the Christian Right fluently and in Esther's Army, she profiles six distinct archetypes: college idealists, (anti)feminist powerhouses, Black conservatives, MAHA social media influencers, white suburbanites, and "Mama Bears" marching on state capitols to ban books and gender initiatives.

Observing Christian women's activism from grassroots networks to conservative universities to public politics and jobs at the White House--as they borrow feminist rhetoric to "lean in" to their executive skills while rejecting liberal feminism--Gaddini reveals how these women have turned being underestimated into a strategic force. The result is a sweeping portrait of the women shaping the political future of the United States.



Author: Katie Gaddini
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
Published: 06/30/2026
Pages: 208
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 0.80lbs
Size: 9.39h x 6.25w x 0.92d
ISBN: 9781324123767


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 06/01/2026

About the Author
Gaddini, Katie: - Dr. Katie Gaddini is a visiting scholar at Stanford University and associate professor of sociology at University College London. She's written for Time, The Hill, and the San Francisco Chronicle and has appeared on BBC, NPR, and international media outlets.
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