| Description |
xi, 179 pages ; 21 cm. |
| Series |
Dover thrift editions |
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Dover thrift editions.
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| Contents |
Ain't I a woman? / Sojourner Truth (1851) -- Why should not woman seek to be a reformer? / Lucretia Mott (1854) -- On behalf of the Woman Suffrage Amendment / Susan B. Anthony (1880) -- The solitude of self / Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1892) -- Southern horror : lynch law in all its phases / Ida Wells-Barnett (1892) -- The progress of fifty years / Lucy Stone (1893) -- A modern Lear / Jane Addams (1896) -- Appeal to the cause of miners in the Paint Creek district / Mary Harris "Mother" Jones (1912) -- Address to the jury / Emma Goldman (1917) -- A moral necessity for birth control / Margaret Sanger (1921) -- A century of progress of negro women / Mary McLeod Bethune (1933) -- On the adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights / Eleanor Roosevelt (1948) -- Declaration of conscience / Margaret Chase Smith (1950) -- People and peace, not profits and war / Shirley Chisholm (1969) -- Vice presidential nomination acceptance address / Geraldine Ferraro (1984) -- Democratic National Convention keynote address / Ann Richards (1988) -- A whisper of AIDS / Mary Fisher (1992) -- A 21st century feminism / Gloria Steinem (2002) -- The new feminism / Jane Fonda (2004) -- Remarks on the reauthorization of the Voting Rights Act / Hillary Rodham Clinton (2006) -- Speech upon her election as Speaker of the House / Nancy Pelosi (2007). |
| Summary |
From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken out with great power and eloquence throughout the annals of American history. Here are 21 legendary speeches from the country's most inspirational female voices, including Sojourner Truth, Susan B. Anthony, Eleanor Roosevelt, Hillary Rodham Clinton, Nancy Pelosi, and many others. |
| Subject |
Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
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Speeches, addresses, etc., American -- Women authors.
(OCoLC)fst01129333
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| Added Author |
Daley, James, 1979-
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| ISBN |
9780486461410 |
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0486461416 |
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