Public Women, Public Words: A Documentary History of American Feminism

by John Pettegrew

Book Overview

This expansive collection of public statements documents the history of women struggling for their civil, political, social, and economic rights. From the earliest testimonies at Salem to the pleas for fair wages at the end of the nineteenth century, these documents trace the development of feminist thought and action in its many forms. Public Women, Public Words draws material from an eclectic blend of public texts, including speeches and broadsides,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0945612451
• ISBN13: 9780945612452
• Release Date: July 1997
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield Publishers
• Length: 400 Pages
• Weight: 1.70 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 7.0" x 10.0"