A Comprehensive Study of American Writer Elizabeth Stuart Phelps, 1844-1911: Art for Truth's SakeEdwin Mellen Press, 2003 - 291 pages This work examines the novels, essays, and short stories of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps within their cultural/historical context. It examines the social climate and reform movements during Phelps' writing career, and shows how she was a woman ahead of her time in the 19th century. |
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Page 117
... leaders began to recognize that they needed a new approach to gaining the vote for women . However , the movement fractured as leaders began to emphasize alternate routes to woman's suffrage and two sepa- rate suffrage groups were ...
... leaders began to recognize that they needed a new approach to gaining the vote for women . However , the movement fractured as leaders began to emphasize alternate routes to woman's suffrage and two sepa- rate suffrage groups were ...
Page 122
... leaders during this time period , but they are representative of the way many women involved in the WCTU and the American Woman Suffrage Association became popular leaders and advocates of women's rights and women's suffrage in the ...
... leaders during this time period , but they are representative of the way many women involved in the WCTU and the American Woman Suffrage Association became popular leaders and advocates of women's rights and women's suffrage in the ...
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... leaders , such as Deborah and Miriam in the Old Testament and female prophets and companions of Jesus in the New Testament . Mott elaborates : ,, 23 24 In the early ages , Miriam [ Exod . 15:20 ] and Deborah [ Judg . 4 , 5 ] ...
... leaders , such as Deborah and Miriam in the Old Testament and female prophets and companions of Jesus in the New Testament . Mott elaborates : ,, 23 24 In the early ages , Miriam [ Exod . 15:20 ] and Deborah [ Judg . 4 , 5 ] ...
Contents
The Literary Life of Elizabeth Stuart Phelps | 1 |
Phelps | 27 |
The Fingers of the World | 61 |
Copyright | |
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Contesting the Past, Reconstructing the Nation: American Literature and ... Ben Railton No preview available - 2007 |