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Seneca Falls and the origins of the women's rights movement / by Sally McMillen.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- McMillen, Sally G. (Sally Gregory), 1944- author.
- Series:
- Pivotal moments in American history.
- Oxford scholarship online.
- Pivotal moments in American history
- Oxford scholarship online
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Woman's Rights Convention--(1st : 1848 : Seneca Falls, N.Y.).
- Woman's Rights Convention.
- Feminism--United States--History--19th century.
- Feminism.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (321 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Place of Publication:
- New York ; Oxford University Press, 2023.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- Sally McMillen unpacks the full significance of the revolutionary convention that changed the course of women's history. This book covers 50 years of women's activism, from 1840-1890, focusing on four extraordinary figures - Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucy Stone and Susan B. Anthony.
- Contents:
- Separate spheres : law, faith, tradition
- Fashioning a better world
- Seneca Falls
- The women's movement begins, 1850-1860
- War, disillusionment, division
- Friction and reunification, 1870-1890
- Epilogue : "Make the world better"
- Appendix.
- Notes:
- Formerly CIP.
- Previously issued in print: 2008.
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-295) and index.
- Derived record based on print version record and publisher information.
- ISBN:
- 0-19-512208-9
- 0-19-771616-4
- 0-19-975860-3
- 1-281-16254-X
- 0-19-804026-1
- 9786611162542
- 1-4356-3879-4
- OCLC:
- 437094861
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