Helen Lefkowitz Horowitz is Sylvia Dlugasch Bauman Professor in American Studies at Smith College. Her work in American history has explored cultural philanthropy, higher education, the American landscape, and sexuality. She recently received fellowships at the Radcliffe Institute and was the Mellon Fellow at the American Antiquarian Society. Professor Horowitz is the author of the following books: "Culture and the City, "Alma Mater, "Campus Life, "The Power and Passion of M. Carey Thomas, and "Rereading Sex, which was the winner of the OAH Merle Curti Prize and was a finalist for the Pulitzer...