A Populist Assault: Sarah E. Van De Vort Emery on American Democracy, 1862-1895Bowling Green State University Popular Press, 1982 - 146 pages Sarah E. Van De Vort Emery, a Michigan woman transplanted from the Finger Lakes region of New York, was for many years a voice for Populism in the late 19th century. Emery was a woman who believed and acted on her beliefs that freedom and the flowering of the human potential should not five way to the demands of the "money power." |
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... asserted that the distinguished writer and bullionist Ernest Seyd of London , on behalf of London bankers , came to the U.S. in 1872. With the help of $ 500,000 , he facilitated the Demonetization of Silver Act of 1873. This one piece ...
... asserted that the distinguished writer and bullionist Ernest Seyd of London , on behalf of London bankers , came to the U.S. in 1872. With the help of $ 500,000 , he facilitated the Demonetization of Silver Act of 1873. This one piece ...
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... asserted , could not be maintained without " the power of self- protection " which , in “ organized " societies translates into the ballot . To support this assertion , Emery quoted John Stuart Mill . She refuted the then prevailing ...
... asserted , could not be maintained without " the power of self- protection " which , in “ organized " societies translates into the ballot . To support this assertion , Emery quoted John Stuart Mill . She refuted the then prevailing ...
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... assertion that " there has been an over- production of shirts . " But you know facts do not warrant such an assertion , since thousands of people are in need of that essential staple . Failing in the argument that there has been an ...
... assertion that " there has been an over- production of shirts . " But you know facts do not warrant such an assertion , since thousands of people are in need of that essential staple . Failing in the argument that there has been an ...
Contents
Acknowledgments | 1 |
The Person in Her Time and Place | 7 |
Her Assault on the Economic Order | 31 |
Copyright | |
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