An Unfinished Battle: American Women 1848-1865

by Harriet Sigerman

Book Overview

1848 was a year of revolution. In the United States, several determined women in upstate New York drafted a declaration of rights modeled on the 1776 Declaration of Independence and held a convention, which was attended by almost 300 women and men. The Seneca Falls Convention, writes Harriet Sigerman, launched the formal women's rights movement in the United States. It was one of many historical events in which American women left their mark in the...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0195124030
• ISBN13: 9780195124033
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
• Length: 144 Pages
• Weight: 0.85 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 7.6" x 9.3"
• Age Range: 12 to 17 years
• Grade Range: Grades 7 to 12