Ladies for liberty : women who made a difference in American history / John Blundell.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Blundell, John, 1952-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Women--United States--Biography.

Women.

Women--United States--History.

United States--Biography.

United States.

United States--History.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (230 p.)

Edition:

2nd, expanded ed.

Place of Publication:

New York : Algora Pub., 2013.

Summary:

Throughout the United States' history, women have played an intrinsic role in the movement for liberty. John Blundell gives a lively portrait of more than 20 leading American women who spoke out, helping to shape the political and social fabric of the United States. Ladies for Liberty combats the myth that women want, and benefit from, big government. The underlying motivation of the women portrayed in these pages was that self-determination is a virtue, and that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own ends, free from the coercion of others. With this collection of biographies, the a

Contents:

Foreword; Introduction; Chapter 1. Mercy Otis Warren; Chapter 2. Martha Washington; Chapter 3. Abigail Adams; Chapter 4. The Grimké Sisters; Chapter 5. Sojourner Truth; Chapter 6. Elizabeth Cady Stanton; Chapter 7. Harriet Tubman; Chapter 8. Harriet Beecher Stowe; Chapter 9. Bina West Miller; Chapter 10. Madam C J Walker; Chapter 11. Laura Ingalls Wilder and Rose Wilder Lane; Chapter 12. Isabel Mary Paterson; Chapter 13. Lila Acheson Wallace; Chapter 14. Vivien Kellems; Chapter 15. Taylor Caldwell; Chapter 16. Clare Boothe Luce; Chapter 17. Ayn Rand; Chapter 18. Rose Director Friedman

Chapter 19. Jane JacobsChapter 20. Dorian Fisher; Afterword; Ten Matters for Discussion; Further Reading; Acknowledgements; Index

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-87586-866-5

OCLC:

755415911