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Author Unger, Nancy C., author.

Title Belle La Follette : Progressive Era Reformer / Nancy C. Unger.

Publication Info. New York : Routledge/Taylor & Francis Group, 2016.

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 Middletown, Russell Library - Adult Nonfiction  305.4209 UNG    Check Shelf
Description xii, 203 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.
Series Routledge historical Americans
Routledge historical Americans.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Introduction: "one of the nation's greatest women" -- Part I. Belle La Follette -- The making of a feminist -- Seeking balance: marriage, motherhood, and the challenges of progressive womanhood -- The flowering of a progressive: journalist and suffrage leader -- "The successor to Harriet Beecher Stowe" -- Champion of world peace and disarmament -- Ensuring a legacy -- Part II. Documents.
Summary In 1931, the New York Times hailed Belle Case La Follette as "probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who have had to do with public affairs." A dedicated advocate for women's suffrage, peace, and other causes, she served as a key advisor to her husband, leading Progressive politician Robert La Follette. She also wielded considerable influence through her own speeches and journalism, as when she opposed racism by speaking out against the segregation of the federal government under President Woodrow Wilson. Supported by primary documents and a robust companion website, this book introduces students of American history to an extraordinary woman and the era of Progressive reform.
Subject La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.
La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931. (OCoLC)fst00148879
La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925. (OCoLC)fst00014294
Legislators' spouses -- United States -- Biography.
Suffragists -- United States -- Biography.
Feminists -- United States -- Biography.
Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 20th century.
Feminists. (OCoLC)fst00922831
Legislators' spouses. (OCoLC)fst00995904
Progressivism (United States politics) (OCoLC)fst01078751
Suffragists. (OCoLC)fst01137197
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1900-1999
Genre/Form Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
ISBN 9781138779761 (hardback)
1138779768 (hardback)
9781138779778 (pbk.)
1138779776 (pbk.)
9781315771052 (ebook)
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