In Her Own Right
Author | : Elisabeth Griffith |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 306 |
Release | : 1985-11-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199840496 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199840490 |
Rating | : 4/5 (490 Downloads) |
Download or read book In Her Own Right written by Elisabeth Griffith and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 1985-11-21 with total page 306 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: 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."