| Joyous Greetings: The First International Women's Movement, 1830-1860 Contributor(s): Anderson, Bonnie S. (Author) |
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ISBN: 0195143973 ISBN-13: 9780195143973 Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA OUR PRICE: $36.09 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: May 2001 Annotation: Over 150 years ago, champions of women's rights in the United States, Britain, France, and Germany formed the world's earliest feminist movement. "Joyous Greetings" tells their story, drawing on letters, pamphlets, and other primary materials that bring these dynamic women alive. 20 halftones. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Social Science | Women's Studies - Social Science | Feminism & Feminist Theory - History | United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: 305.42 |
| LCCN: 99014778 |
| Lexile Measure: 1580 |
| Physical Information: 0.85" H x 6.08" W x 9.18" (0.94 lbs) 304 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 19th Century - Sex & Gender - Feminine |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Over one hundred fifty years ago, champions of women's rights in the United States, Britain, France, and Germany formed the world's earliest international feminist movement. Joyous Greetings is the first book to tell their story. From Seneca Falls in upstate New York to the barricades of revolutionary Paris, from the Crystal Palace in London to small towns in the German Rhineland, early feminists united to fight for the cause of women. At the height of the Victorian period, they insisted their sex deserved full political equality, called for a new kind of marriage based on companionship, claimed the right to divorce and to get custody of their children, and argued that an unjust economic system forced women into poorly paid jobs. They rejected the traditional view that women's subordination was preordained, natural, and universal. In restoring these daring activists' achievements to history, Joyous Greetings passes on their inspiring and empowering message to today's new generation of feminists. |