| Susan B. Anthony: The Making of America #4 Contributor(s): Kanefield, Teri (Author) |
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ISBN: 141974576X ISBN-13: 9781419745768 Publisher: Harry N. Abrams OUR PRICE: $7.19 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Historical - Juvenile Nonfiction | Biography & Autobiography - Women - Juvenile Nonfiction | History - United States - 19th Century |
| Dewey: B |
| Series: Making of America |
| Physical Information: 0.8" H x 5.4" W x 8.1" (0.55 lbs) 256 pages |
| Themes: - Chronological Period - 1900-1919 - Chronological Period - 19th Century |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In the fourth installment in the Making of America series, Susan B. Anthony, Teri Kanefield examines the life of America's famous suffragette. Anthony was born into a world in which men ruled women: A man could beat his wife, take her earnings, have her committed into an asylum based on his word, and take her children away from her. While the young nation was ablaze with the radical notion that people could govern themselves, "people" were understood to be white and male. Women were expected to stay out of public life and debates. As Anthony saw the situation, "Women's subsistence is in the hands of men, and most arbitrarily and unjustly does he exercise his consequent power." She began her public career as a radical abolitionist, and after the Civil War, she became an international figurehead of the women's suffrage movement. The book includes selections of Anthony's writing, endnotes, a bibliography, and an index. |
Contributor Bio(s): Kanefield, Teri: - Teri Kanefield is a lawyer and the author of The Girl from the Tar Paper School and the Making of America series, among other books. She lives in San Luis Obispo, California. |