American Women Speak: An Encyclopedia and Document Collection of Women's Oratory [2 volumes]

Nonfiction, Social & Cultural Studies, Social Science, Gender Studies, Women&, History, Americas, United States
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Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass ISBN: 9781440837852
Publisher: ABC-CLIO Publication: October 24, 2016
Imprint: ABC-CLIO Language: English
Author: Mary Ellen Snodgrass
ISBN: 9781440837852
Publisher: ABC-CLIO
Publication: October 24, 2016
Imprint: ABC-CLIO
Language: English

This A-to-Z compendium explores more than 150 American women activists from colonial times to the present, examining their backgrounds and the focus of their activism, and provides examples of their speeches.

• Covers issues from 1637 to 2015, representing minority perspectives and speeches

• Surveys oration as a means of enlightening the public on the needs of the poor, disenfranchised, undereducated, and underemployed females

• Introduces less familiar activists, such as Samantha Power and Ai-jen Poo

• Includes illustrations; a timeline; an appendix of significant speeches identified by title, date, setting, and topic; and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources

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This A-to-Z compendium explores more than 150 American women activists from colonial times to the present, examining their backgrounds and the focus of their activism, and provides examples of their speeches.

• Covers issues from 1637 to 2015, representing minority perspectives and speeches

• Surveys oration as a means of enlightening the public on the needs of the poor, disenfranchised, undereducated, and underemployed females

• Introduces less familiar activists, such as Samantha Power and Ai-jen Poo

• Includes illustrations; a timeline; an appendix of significant speeches identified by title, date, setting, and topic; and a bibliography of primary and secondary sources

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