Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women's Rights Movement

Informationen zum Autor Sally McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock Professor of History and Department Chair at Davidson College. She is the author of Motherhood in the Old South and Southern Women: Black and White in the Old South. She lives in Davidson, North Carolina. Klappentext A vibrant portrait of a major turning point in American women's history, and in human history, this book is essential reading for anyone wishing to fully understand the origins of the women's rights movement. Zusammenfassung A vibrant portrait of a major turning point in American women's history, and in human history, this book is essential reading for anyone wishing to fully understand the origins of the women's rights movement. Inhaltsverzeichnis Seneca Falls: Table of Contents Introduction 1: Separate Spheres: Law, Faith, Tradition 2: Fashioning a Better World 3: Seneca Falls 4: The Woman's Movement Begins, 1850 - 1860 6: War, Disillusionment, Division 7: Friction and Reunification, 1870 - 1890 Epilogue: "Make the World Better" Appendices The 1848 Declaration of Rights and Sentiments "Solitude of Self," Elizabeth Cady Stanton Endnotes Index Acknowledgments

Dettagli sul prodotto

• Autori: Sally McMillen, Sally G McMillen, Sally G. McMillen
• Editore: Oxford University Press
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Tascabile
• Pubblicazione: 08.09.2009
• EAN: 9780195393330
• ISBN: 978-0-19-539333-0
• Pagine: 320
• Serie: Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American History; Pivotal Moments in American Hi
• Categorie: Scienze sociali, diritto, economia > Sociologia; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Storia > Storia dei paesi e delle regioni; New York, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Civics & Citizenship, HISTORY / Social History, Social & cultural history, HISTORY / Women, POLITICAL SCIENCE / Women in Politics, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, Social and cultural history, Gender studies: women, Civil rights & citizenship, Gender studies: women and girls, Civics and citizenship