American Women Activists' Writings
An Anthology, 1637-2001
Nonfiction, History, Americas, United States, Biography & Memoir
| Author: | Kathryn Cullen-DuPont | ISBN: | 9781461698746 |
| Publisher: | Cooper Square Press | Publication: | February 11, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Cooper Square Press | Language: | English |
| Author: | Kathryn Cullen-DuPont |
| ISBN: | 9781461698746 |
| Publisher: | Cooper Square Press |
| Publication: | February 11, 2002 |
| Imprint: | Cooper Square Press |
| Language: | English |
America's women activists have striven bravely and tirelessly to affect the course of American history. Their story, as told in letters, memoirs, diaries, and speeches, is as wide and varied as America itself. This anthology begins with the then-government's attempt to silence Anne Hutchinson, not permitted to address mixed audiences of men and women in the Massachusetts Bay colony, and leads to the formation of the women's rights movement. Highlights include Sojourner Truth describing her escape from slavery; Alice Walker's assessment of her work to end female genital mutilation; and Margarethe Cammermeyer's attempt to end the military's discharge of homosexuals.
America's women activists have striven bravely and tirelessly to affect the course of American history. Their story, as told in letters, memoirs, diaries, and speeches, is as wide and varied as America itself. This anthology begins with the then-government's attempt to silence Anne Hutchinson, not permitted to address mixed audiences of men and women in the Massachusetts Bay colony, and leads to the formation of the women's rights movement. Highlights include Sojourner Truth describing her escape from slavery; Alice Walker's assessment of her work to end female genital mutilation; and Margarethe Cammermeyer's attempt to end the military's discharge of homosexuals.
