Women of the Suffrage Movement: Memoirs & Biographies of the Most Influential Suffragettes

Elizabeth Cady Stanton · Jane Addams · Ida Husted Harper · Emmeline Pankhurst · Anna Howard Shaw · Millicent Garrett Fawcett · Alice Stone Blackwell

Dec 2023 · DigiCat

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This meticulously edited collection presents the most prominent figures of the Women's suffrage movement in the United States of America and the United Kingdom: Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, Emmeline Pankhurst, Anna Howard Shaw, Millicent Garrett Fawcett, Jane Addams, Lucy Stone, Carrie Chapman Catt, Alice Paul. This edition includes as well the complete 6 volume history of the movement - from its beginnings through the ratification of the Nineteenth Amendment to the U.S. Constitution, which enfranchised women in the U.S. in 1920. Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was an American suffragist, social activist, abolitionist, and leading figure of the early women's rights movement. Susan Brownell Anthony (1820-1906) was an American social reformer and women's rights activist who played a pivotal role in the women's suffrage movement. Emmeline Pankhurst (1858-1928) was a British political activist and leader of the British suffragette movement who helped women win the right to vote. Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919) was a leader of the women's suffrage movement in the United States. She was also a physician and one of the first ordained female Methodist ministers in the United States. Dame Millicent Garrett Fawcett (1847-1929) was a British feminist, intellectual, political and union leader, and writer. Jane Addams (1860-1935), known as the "mother" of social work, was a pioneer American settlement activist, public philosopher, sociologist, protestor, author, and leader in women's suffrage and world peace. Lucy Stone (1818-1893) was a prominent U.S. orator, abolitionist, and suffragist, and a vocal advocate and organizer promoting rights for women. Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947) was an American women's suffrage leader who campaigned for the Nineteenth Amendment to the United States Constitution, which gave U.S. women the right to vote in 1920. Alice Stokes Paul (1885-1977) was an American suffragist, feminist, and women's rights activist.

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Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815–1902) was a pioneering figure in the early women's rights movement in the United States. A relentless advocate for women's suffrage, Stanton's intellectual acumen and persuasive rhetoric propelled her to the forefront of social reform. With an educational foundation that included informal legal study under her father, Judge Daniel Cady, Stanton developed a keen sense of justice and equality from a young age. She is perhaps best known for her role in organizing the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, where she delivered the groundbreaking Declaration of Sentiments, demanding equal rights for women, including the right to vote. Stanton's partnership with Susan B. Anthony led to the formation of the National Woman Suffrage Association and the publication of the six-volume 'History of Woman Suffrage.' Her literary contributions, such as co-authoring 'The Woman's Bible' and her own autobiography, 'Eighty Years & More,' profoundly impacted the cultural understanding of women's rights. In 'Women of the Suffrage Movement: Memoirs & Biographies of the Most Influential Suffragettes,' Stanton's profound legacy can be traced through the narratives of those she inspired. Her advocacy transcended abolitionism to address a wider spectrum of women's issues, including parental and custody rights, property rights, and employment and income rights. Stanton's rhetoric and literary style are characterized by her powerful use of moral suasion, assertive stance, and incisive critiques of the patriarchal establishment that have cemented her place as a seminal figure in American history.