Fearless Women : : Feminist Patriots from Abigail Adams to Beyoncé / / Elizabeth Cobbs.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter EBOOK PACKAGE COMPLETE 2023 English
• VerfasserIn: Cobbs, Elizabeth,
• Place / Publishing House: Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2023]; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (416 p.)

This passionate and inspiring book by the New York Times bestselling author of The Hello Girls shows us that the quest for women’s rights is deeply entwined with the founding story of the United States.When America became a nation, a woman had no legal existence beyond her husband. If he abused her, she couldn’t leave without abandoning her children. Abigail Adams tried to change this, reminding her husband John to “remember the ladies” when he wrote the Constitution. He simply laughed—and women have been fighting for their rights ever since.Fearless Women tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Inspired by the nation’s ideals and fueled by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong, they wouldn’t take no for an answer. In time, they carried the country with them.The first right they won was the right to learn. Later, impassioned teachers like Angelina Grimké and Susan B. Anthony campaigned for the right to speak in public, lobby the government, and own property. Some were passionate abolitionists. Others fought just to protect their own children.Many of these women devoted their lives to the cause—some are famous—but most pressed their demands far from the spotlight, insisting on their right to vote, sit on a jury, control the timing of their pregnancies, enjoy equal partnerships, or earn a living. At every step, they faced fierce opposition. Elizabeth Cobbs gives voice to fearless women on both sides of the aisle, most of whom considered themselves patriots. Rich and poor, from all backgrounds and regions, they show that the women’s movement has never been an exclusive club.

Table of Contents

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Prologue -- CHAPTER 1 The Right to Learn / 1776–1800 Abigail Adams and Abigail Bailey -- CHAPTER 2 The Right to Speak / 1800–1865 Angelina Grimké and Harriet Jacobs -- CHAPTER 3 The Right to Lobby / 1865–1900 Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Packard -- CHAPTER 4 The Right to Vote / 1900–1920 Mary Church Terrell and Rosa Cavalleri -- CHAPTER 5 The Right to Earn / 1920–1960 Frances Perkins and Ann Marie Riebe -- CHAPTER 6 The Right to Equal Treatment / 1960–1975 Martha Cotera and Yvonne Swan -- CHAPTER 7 The Right to Compete / 1975–2000 Phyllis Schlafly and Muriel Siebert -- CHAPTER 8 The Right to Physical Safety / 2000 to the Present Beyoncé Knowles-Carter and the Women of #MeToo -- Epilogue -- Notes -- Acknowledgments -- Index