Home › Authors › Glenna Matthews 👤 Glenna Matthews b. 1938 ยท 7 books Biography Glenna Matthews (born 7 November 1938) is an American historian. Books by Glenna Matthews The Golden State in the Civil War 2012 Understanding United States Hi Understanding United States History Volume 1 to 1877 2007 Silicon Valley, Women, and the California Dream 2003 Why The Civil War Came 1997 Running as a woman 1993 The Rise of Public Woman 1992 "Just a housewife" 1987