Fred Douglass Womens Rights PB

by Philip S. Foner

Book Overview

In their long, continuing struggle for equality, American women have had to rely primarily on their own resources, which have been considerable. Yet many men have helped advance their cause. Perhaps foremost among them was the great abolitionist Frederick Douglass. According to the women of the time, Douglass was their preeminent male supporter. As Elizabeth Cady Stanton said, "He was the only man I ever saw who understood the degradation of the disfranchisement...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0306804891
• ISBN13: 9780306804892
• Release Date: August 1992
• Publisher: Da Capo Press
• Length: 190 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"