Elizabeth Cady Stanton in Her Own Words
Series: Eyewitness to history; Eyewitness to history (Gareth Stevens Publishing)
Publisher: Gareth Stevens Publishing
Published: 2015
Place of publication: New York, NY
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781482414066; 9781306830324; 9781482412888; 9781482414783; 9781482412017
Subjects: JUVENILE NONFICTION; Suffrage; Political; Suffragists; Biography & Autobiography; Juvenile literature; Biography; Women
Description: For over 50 years, Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the most influential leaders of the women's rights movement of the 1800s. In this book, abundant with interesting photographs and images, readers are given a glimpse of Stanton's public and personal life through her own writings. Her friendship with Susan B. Anthony, work for the women's rights convention of 1848, and connection with the antislavery movement are especially highlighted.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Early years; title: The world's antislavery convention; title: The Seneca Falls convention; title: Susan B. Anthony; title: Speeches and issues; title: Working for abolition; title: Unsteady allies; title: "One and inseparable"; title: Extreme measures; title: 100 years without the vote; title: The final years; title: Lasting legacy.