Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920 /

Woman Suffrage and the Origins of Liberal Feminism in the United States, 1820-1920 / / Suzanne M. Marilley.

In demanding equal rights and the vote for women, woman suffragists introduced liberal feminist dissent into an emerging national movement against absolute power in the forms of patriarchy, church administrations, slavery, and false dogmas. In their struggle, these women developed three types of lib...

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Marilley, Suzanne M.,
Place / Publishing House:Cambridge, MA : : Harvard University Press, , [2013]
©1996
Year of Publication:2013
Edition:Reprint 2014
Language:English
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Physical Description:1 online resource (281 p.) :; 13 halftones, 1 linecut
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Table of Contents:
  • Frontmatter
  • Contents
  • Figures
  • Preface
  • Introduction
  • 1. The Feminism of Equal Rights
  • 2. "Liberal Feminisms" and Political Autonomy
  • 3. Putting Suffrage First: Liberal Feminist Responses to the Reconstruction Amendments
  • 4. Frances Willard and the Feminism of Fear
  • 5. An Exceptional Victory: The Colorado Campaign of 1893
  • 6. Airs of Respectability: Racism and Nativism in the Woman Suffrage Movement
  • 7. The Feminism of Personal Development and the Drive for a Federal Amendment
  • Conclusion: A Liberal Feminist Legacy
  • Notes. Index
  • Notes
  • Index

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