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Book SynopsisWomen, Power, and Political Change analyzes the lives of fourteen American women who faciliated social and political changes since America's founding. Bonnie G. Mani describes the social and political context of each time period and uncovers how women can influence public policy without holding elected office and without personal wealth.
Trade ReviewMani's fresh, meticulously researched perspective has resulted in an informative study. Recommended. * CHOICE *
Using individual biographies to illustrate politics and policy spanning 300 years of American history, Mani gives the reader a stellar overview of the persistence and possibilities of questions for American feminism. -- Jean Fox O'Barr, Distinguished University Service Professor, Duke University
Table of ContentsPart 1 Colonial Times to 1776: From early settlement to the American Revolution Chapter 2 Anne Hutchinson Part 3 1776 to 1848: The American Revolution to the Early Women's Movement Chapter 4 Abigail Adams Chapter 5 The Grimké Sisters: Sarah and Angelina Chapter 6 Sojourner Truth Part 7 1848 to 1890: The Early Women's Movement and the years that preceeded the Suffrage Movement Chapter 8 Susan Brownell Anthony Chapter 9 Lucretia Mott Chapter 10 Elizabeth Cady Stanton Chapter 11 Lucy Stone Chapter 12 Harriet Tubman Part 13 1890 to 1925: The Suffrage Movement Chapter 14 Jane Addams Chapter 15 Carrie Chapman Catt Chapter 16 Alice Paul Chapter 17 Ida B. Wells-Barnett Part 18 1925 to the present: The End of the Suffrage Movement through the Contemporary Women's Rights Movement Chapter 19 Hillary Rodham Clinton Chapter 20 Elizabeth Hanford Dole Part 21 Conclusions
