American Women Activists' Writings - An Anthology, 1637-2001

Through America's history women have contributed to more than their own goals of freedom and equality. This anthology redefines activism beyond the strict realm of politics to embrace the many reform movements that women have galvanized and revolutionized, including religious tolerance, abolition, civil rights, wildlife conservation, environmental protection, and nuclear disarmament.

About the author

Kathryn Cullen-DuPont, the author of The Encyclopedia of Women's History in America, lectures throughout the country on women's issues. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.

Summary

American women who have participated in politics, the Civil Rights movement, environmental protection, religious tolerance, and many other issues here express their convictions. The contributors range from Abigail Adams and Elizabeth Cady Stanton to Alice Walker and Betty Friedan.

Product details

• Authors: Kathryn Cullen-DuPont
• Assisted by: Kathryn Cullen-DuPont (Editor)
• Publisher: Cooper Square Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 31.12.2019
• EAN: 9780815411857
• ISBN: 978-0-8154-1185-7
• No. of pages: 664
• Dimensions: 169 mm x 226 mm x 40 mm
• Weight: 993 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Political science > Political science and political education