Untidy Origins: A Story of Woman's Rights in Antebellum New York
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On a summer day in 1846--two years before the Seneca Falls convention that launched the movement for woman's rights in the United States--six women in rural upstate New York sat down to write a petition to their state's constitutional convention, demanding "equal, and civil and political rights with men." Refusing to invoke the traditional language of deference, motherhood, or Christianity as they made their claim, the women even declined to defend...
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0807856088
ISBN13:9780807856086
Release Date:April 2005
Publisher:University of North Carolina Press
Length:236 Pages
Weight:0.82 lbs.
Dimensions:0.6" x 6.2" x 9.2"
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19th Century Activism Civics & Citizenship Civil Rights Gay & Lesbian History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Nonfiction Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Topics State & Local Women in History Women's Studies WorldCustomer Reviews
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A Story of Woman's Rights in Antebellum New York
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This was especially interesting to us as it mentioned several women we had been researching for genealogy.
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