In her own right : the life of Elizabeth Cady Stanton / / Elisabeth Griffith

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910789869103321
• Autore: Griffith Elisabeth
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: New York ; ; Oxford, : Oxford University Press, 1985, c1984
• ISBN: 0-19-984049-0; 1-283-09803-2; 9786613098030; 0-19-977193-6
• Descrizione fisica: 1 online resource (305 pages)
• Altri autori (Persone): StantonElizabeth Cady <1815-1902.>
• Disciplina: 324.6/23/0924
• Soggetti: Feminists - United States; Suffragists - United States
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Note generali: Includes index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover; Contents; Introduction; 1. Place and Privilege, 1815-26; 2. Revival, Reform, and Romance, 1827-39; 3. Marriage and Mrs. Mott, 1840-47; 4. Seneca Falls Sentiments, 1848; 5. Bonds of Affection, 1849-55; 6. Discontent and Divorce Reform, 1856-61; 7. War and Scandal, 1862-65; 8. Revolution and Schism, 1865-70; 9. Independence, 1870-79; 10. Writing and Widowhood, 1880-88; 11. Self Sovereign, 1889-1902; METHODOLOGICAL NOTE: Stanton in Psychological Perspective; APPENDICES; Abbreviations; Notes; Index
• Sommario/riassunto: 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.""