Acknowledgments Acknowledgments are the first place I turn when I pick up a new academic book. These passages are where we learn a little bit about the intellectual and personal relationships that shape historical scholarship. A wide circle of colleagues and friends shaped this project, directly and indirectly, and it is a pleasure to (at last) be writing acknowledgements of my own. Joyful and challenging stories were shared with me by fat activists during oral history interviews that took

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... between 2005 and 2012. I dedicate the book to these women, who, as I spent hours poring over interview transcripts, became close companions. Many also shared documents and contacts that greatly enriched this work. Thank you to