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<p><P>In this subtly crafted biography, the historian Lori D. Ginzberg narrates the life of the founding philosopher of the American movement for women's rights, a woman of great charm, enormous appetite, and extraordinary intellectual gifts. Here, Elizabeth Cady Stanton comes across as larger than life, driven by her commitment to rouse herself, and everyone else, to rethink and remake women's status in politics, law, religion, and marriage. In her own time she was a dangerous radical, a force to be reckoned with and a household name. At once critical and admiring, Ginzberg captures Stanton's ambiguous place in her own community of reformers and intellectuals, describes how she changed the world, and reveals how Stanton's legacy has shaped American feminism in significant and complex ways.</p> <h3>Theresa McDevitt - Library Journal</h3> <p><P>Elizabeth Cady Stanton was one of the 19th century's best-known feminists and advocates of women's suffrage. Nearly forgotten in the early 20th century, she has since been noted for her significant contributions by biographers and documentary filmmakers. But have they adequately dealt with the complexity and contradictory aspects of her chara

Author

Ginzberg, Lori D.

Publisher

Hill and Wang

Published

2009

Language

EN

ISBN

9780374532390

Subjects

Sociology, History, Biography

Rating

3.69 / 5 (80 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14