In Her Own Right
The Life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton
Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, History, Americas, United States, 19th Century, Political Science
| Author: | Elisabeth Griffith | ISBN: | 9780199840496 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press | Publication: | November 21, 1985 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Elisabeth Griffith |
| ISBN: | 9780199840496 |
| Publisher: | Oxford University Press |
| Publication: | November 21, 1985 |
| Imprint: | Oxford University Press |
| Language: | English |
The first comprehensive, fully documented biography of the most important woman suffragist and feminist reformer in nineteenth-century America, In Her Own Right restores Elizabeth Cady Stanton to her true place in history. Griffith emphasizes the significance of role models and female friendships in Stanton's progress toward personal and political independence. In Her Own Right is, in the author's words, an "unabashedly 'great woman' biography."
The first comprehensive, fully documented biography of the most important woman suffragist and feminist reformer in nineteenth-century America, In Her Own Right restores Elizabeth Cady Stanton to her true place in history. Griffith emphasizes the significance of role models and female friendships in Stanton's progress toward personal and political independence. In Her Own Right is, in the author's words, an "unabashedly 'great woman' biography."
