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Rachel McCarthy James

Rachel McCarthy James
Rachel McCarthy James was born and raised in Kansas, the daughter of baseball’s Bill James and artist Susan McCarthy. She graduated from Hollins University in Roanoke, VA, where she studied writing and politics. Her first nonfiction book, The Man from the Train, was written in collaboration with her father and published in 2017. She lives with her husband Jason and pets in Lawrence, KS.


The Woman With the Axe: On Fu Hao, Ancient China’s Warrior Queen

Rachel McCarthy James Examines Gender, Power and Violence in the Shang Dynasty
May 15, 2025  By Rachel McCarthy James
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Women in Publishing 100 Years Ago: A Historical VIDA Count

Representation and Gender (Im)Balance in 1916
March 31, 2016  By Rachel McCarthy James
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