The Political Thought of America’s Founding Feminists
| Author | : Lisa Pace Vetter |
| Publisher | : NYU Press |
| Total Pages | : 299 |
| Release | : 2017-07-11 |
| ISBN-10 | : 9781479853342 |
| ISBN-13 | : 1479853348 |
| Rating | : 4/5 (348 Downloads) |
Download or read book The Political Thought of America’s Founding Feminists written by Lisa Pace Vetter and published by NYU Press. This book was released on 2017-07-11 with total page 299 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Introduction: political theory and the founding of American feminism -- Lifting the "Claud-Lorraine tint" over the Republic: Frances Wright's critique -- Of society and manners in America -- Harriet Martineau on the theory and practice of democracy in America -- Facing the "sledge hammer of truth": Angelina Grimke and the rhetoric of reform -- Sarah Grimke's Quaker liberalism -- "The most belligerent non-resistant": Lucretia Mott on women's rights -- Elizabeth Cady Stanton's rhetoric of ridicule and reform -- The shadow and the substance of Sojourner Truth -- Conclusion
