2023/03/31 Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents:
The Right to Learn: 1776 to 1800 : Abigail Adams and Abigail Bailey -- The Right to Speak: 1800 to 1865 : Angelina Grimkae and Harriet Jacobs -- The Right to Lobby: 1865-1900 : Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Packard -- The Right to Vote: 1900-1920 : MaryChurch Terrell and Rosa Cavalleri -- The Right to Earn: 1920-1960 : Frances Perkins and Ann Marie Riebe -- The Right to Equal Treatment: 1960-1975 : Martha Cotera and Yvonne Swan -- The Right to Compete: 1975-2000 : Phyllis Schlafly and Muriel Siebert --The Right to Physical Safety: 2000 to the Present : Beyoncae Knowles-Carter and the Women of #MeToo.
Summary:
"Cobbs traces the long history of American feminism, dating back to the Revolution, when the founding principle of equality became a battering ram against hierarchy. She tells this story through the public and private lives of 16 women who pushed the boundaries of their times and insisted on their right to control their bodies and their lives"-- Provided by publisher.
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