{"product_id":"borrowing-from-our-foremothers-9781496213365","title":"Borrowing from Our Foremothers","description":"\u003cb\u003eBook Synopsis\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eAmy Helene Forss explores the suffragist and feminist movements’ distinct public attributes and action strategies to establish connections between the generations of women’s rights activists.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTrade Review\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"\u003ci\u003eBorrowing from Our Foremothers\u003c\/i\u003e is a welcome and illuminating analysis necessary for understanding the development of feminism as well as our current moment. By placing material culture items within each era's political campaigns, this book yields a deeper understanding of the women's-movement metanarrative.\"—Süheyla Saritas, \u003ci\u003eJournal of Folklore Research\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"This book offers an engaging introduction to several important themes, figures, and institutions within expanse of women's rights activism in the United States.\"—Mariah Kupfner, H-Material-Culture\u003cbr\u003e\"Forss makes an admirable effort to fill in the gaps for a more accurate and inclusive historical record of the women's movement. . . . Recent events, legislation, and rulings on issues such as Roe v. Wade remind us that the fight for women’s rights is not over and must continue into the future.\"—Sharon L. Kennedy, \u003ci\u003eNebraska History\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"Employing a combination of artifact study, primary sources, and interviews, Amy Helene Forss contributes to our understanding of the 169 years of women's struggle for suffrage and equal rights.\"—Susan Curtis, \u003ci\u003eGreat Plains Quarterly\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"There are few scholarly works that so profusely and precisely discuss the interconnection of artifacts surrounding the American women’s movement as Forss does in \u003ci\u003eBorrowing from Our Foremothers\u003c\/i\u003e.\"—Cynthia Boyd, \u003ci\u003eJournal of American Folklore\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\"The reader walks away with a greater sense of the tapestry of women and artifacts that have come to constitute a nearly two-century-long struggle. Of particular note are the 100 interviews with descendants of foremothers, especially Marian Anderson's granddaughter-in-law, and with foremothers themselves, including Carlotta Walls LaNier, Valerie Pettis, Phyllis Schlafly, and Peggy Kokernot Kaplan. These interviews appear throughout the text and constitute some of Forss's most strikingly original research in that they enliven the larger material historical tapestry, connecting past and present with living threads.\"—Jessica Conrad, \u003ci\u003eWinterthur Portfolio\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“\u003ci\u003eBorrowing from Our Foremothers \u003c\/i\u003eis about historical connectedness—the dots, moments, and artifacts that make up the history of U.S. feminism. One of the [book’s] strengths is its highlighting of African American women and their often-overlooked leadership roles in the American feminist movement. The interviews the author conducted for the book are many and impressive. They are a valuable and unique contribution.”—Mary K. Trigg, author of \u003ci\u003eFeminism as Life’s Work: Four Modern American Women through Two World Wars\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eTable of Contents\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eList of Illustrations\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part 1. Demanding Suffrage\u003cbr\u003e 1. Setting the Stage\u003cbr\u003e 2. Parading Their Colors\u003cbr\u003e 3. Silently Disobedient\u003cbr\u003e Part 2. Challenging Boundaries\u003cbr\u003e 4. Addressing the Doldrums\u003cbr\u003e 5. LGBTQ Feminists\u003cbr\u003e 6. Lighting the Way\u003cbr\u003e Part 3. Redefining Equality\u003cbr\u003e 7. Dueling Gavels\u003cbr\u003e 8. Stopping the ERA\u003cbr\u003e 9. Standing Her Ground\u003cbr\u003e Epilogue\u003cbr\u003e Cast of Foremothers\u003cbr\u003e Appendix\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University of Nebraska Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49409225097559,"sku":"9781496213365","price":45.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0817\/1739\/5799\/files\/9781496213365.jpg?v=1730506028","url":"https:\/\/bookcurl.com\/products\/borrowing-from-our-foremothers-9781496213365","provider":"Book Curl","version":"1.0","type":"link"}