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American Women Activists' Writings: An Anthology, 1637-2001

By Kathryn Cullen-Dupont

Book information

Publisher
Cooper Square Press
Year
2002
ISBN
9781461698746, 0815411855, 2001053728
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
1 MB (1079403 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-21 09:01:42
Biography & Autobiography; Nonfiction; BIO022000

Description

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.

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