Susan B. Anthony : a biography / Kathleen Barry.

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"This comprehensive biography of Susan B. Anthony traces the life of a feminist icon, bringing new depth to our understanding of her influence on the course of women's history. Beginning with her humble Quaker childhood in rural Massachusetts, taking readers through her late twenties, when she left...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Barry, Kathleen (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2020]
Series:New York University Press classics
Subjects:
Anthony, Susan B. > (Susan Brownell), > 1820-1906.
Feminists > United States > Biography.
Suffragists > United States > Biography.
Feminists.
Suffragists.
United States.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xiv, 431 pages ; 23 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Preface to the NYU Classics Edition
  • Prologue
  • 1. The rise of a common woman
  • 2. To marry or not to be a wife
  • 3. "Woman must take to her soul a purpose"
  • 4. A passion for justice
  • 5. The woman's enlightenment
  • 6. Which slaves' emancipation?
  • 7. The male betrayal
  • 8. Reformers versus radicals
  • 9. The vagaries of love
  • 10. Convicted of being a woman
  • 11. The unity of women--at what cost?
  • 12. A grand old age
  • 13. "Failure is impossible"
  • Epilogue
  • Postscript : On women's biography.