Women of Two Countries: German-American Women, Women's Rights and Nativism, 1848-1890

by Michaela Bank

German-American women played many roles in the US women's rights movement from 1848 to 1890. This book focuses on three figures-Mathilde Wendt, Mathilde Franziska Anneke, and Clara Neymann-who were simultaneously included and excluded from the nativist women's rights movement. Accordingly, their roles and arguments differed from those of their American colleagues, such as Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, or Lucy Stone. Moreover, German-American...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0857455125
• ISBN13: 9780857455123
• Release Date: September 2012
• Publisher: Berghahn Books
• Length: 216 Pages
• Weight: 0.97 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"