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,...

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