Ladies For Liberty

Author : John Blundell
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 231 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780875868653

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Ladies for Liberty by John Blundell Pdf

In this 2nd Edition, John Blundell gives a lively portrait of more than 25 American women who spoke out for liberty, helping to shape the political and social fabric of the United States. His subjects range from frontier novelists to suffragists to the inventor of life insurance for women and a tax collector who challenged the IRS. Arranged chronologically, the stories add up to a history of America. Responses to the first edition were so positive that the author has added five more of the best stories in US Women's History, namely Anne Hutchinson, Clara Barton, Alice Paul, Rosa Parks, and Mildred Loving. 'Ladies for Liberty' combats the myth that women want, and benefit from, big government. In this new, expanded edition of biographies of American women, John Blundell shares further evidence that the spirit of independence has always been a strong impetus for America's leading ladies. He shows that the underlying motivation of the women portrayed in these pages was self-determination as a virtue, and the conviction that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own ends, free from the coercion of others. His selection focuses on women of Conservative/ Libertarian views, whether they were active in politics, business owners, writers or other cultural figures. Black as well as white, these women were revolutionary, some directly influencing the colonial breakaway from great Britain, some fighting for Abolition, others breaking new ground professionally. Each one not only made women's voices heard but made it clear that women have something to say that is both valid and valuable. This book is intended for American and British readers alike, high school and above, and all who are interested in American history, Conservative/ Libertarian politics, or Women's Studies.

Author : Cokie Roberts
Publisher : Harper Collins
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 2009-10-13
Category : History
ISBN : 9780061737213

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Ladies of Liberty by Cokie Roberts Pdf

In this eye-opening companion volume to her acclaimed history Founding Mothers, number-one New York Times bestselling author and renowned political commentator Cokie Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of women who laid the groundwork for a better society. Recounted with insight and humor, and drawing on personal correspondence, private journals, and other primary sources, many of them previously unpublished, here are the fascinating and inspiring true stories of first ladies and freethinkers, educators and explorers. Featuring an exceptional group of women—including Abigail Adams, Dolley Madison, Rebecca Gratz, Louise Livingston, Sacagawea, and others—Ladies of Liberty sheds new light on the generation of heroines, reformers, and visionaries who helped shape our nation, finally giving these extraordinary ladies the recognition they so greatly deserve.

Author : Jacqueline Broad,Karen Detlefsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 265 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2017
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780198810261

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Women and Liberty, 1600-1800 by Jacqueline Broad,Karen Detlefsen Pdf

Annotation This volume offers a collective study of liberty as discussed by women philosophers, and as theorized with respect to women and their lives, in the 17th and 18th centuries. The contributors cover the metaphysics of free will, and freedom in women's moral and personal as well as religious and political lives.

Author : Sara Evans
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 454 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 1997-08-22
Category : History
ISBN : 9780684834986

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Born for Liberty by Sara Evans Pdf

A history of American women from the Indian woman of the 16th century to the dual-role career woman and mother of the 1980s.

Author : Tracie Peterson
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2008-08-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781441202925

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A Lady of Secret Devotion (Ladies of Liberty Book #3) by Tracie Peterson Pdf

Romantic adventure from a bestselling author, set in turn-of-the century Philadelphia; can love grow in the presence of danger?

Author : Tracie Peterson
Publisher : Bethany House
Page : 368 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2008-03-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 1441202277

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A Lady of Hidden Intent (Ladies of Liberty Book #2) by Tracie Peterson Pdf

When her father is falsely imprisoned for slave trading, Catherine Newbury finds her English world turned upside down. Whisked away with trusted servants to America, she is forced to disguise her past and create a completely new life. Taking on a servant's last name, Catherine becomes an accomplished seamstress whose dress designs are sought throughout Philadelphia. Carter Danby, an architect who was touring England, met Catherine at a party in her English home the very night she was forced to flee. Five years later they meet again when his sister and mother come for a design consultation. Carter is sure he's met the dark-haired beauty before, but can't quite place her.... Drawn to Catherine, yet realizing she is hiding a painful past, Carter longs to create a future together with her. Catherine desires above all else to see her father set free--even at the cost of her own dreams. Will love be the sacrifice?

Author : Abigail Scott Duniway,Jean M. Ward
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 328 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2000
Category : History
ISBN : UOM:39015048535796

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"Yours for Liberty" by Abigail Scott Duniway,Jean M. Ward Pdf

In their introduction, Jean Ward and Elaine Maveety provide a context for Duniway's tireless fight for reform and examine her remarkable career as an editor, writer, and suffragist."--BOOK JACKET.

Author : John Blundell
Publisher : Algora Publishing
Page : 232 pages
File Size : 42,9 Mb
Release : 2011
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 9780875868660

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Ladies for Liberty by John Blundell Pdf

In this 2nd Edition, John Blundell gives a lively portrait of more than 25 American women who spoke out for liberty, helping to shape the political and social fabric of the United States. His subjects range from frontier novelists to suffragists to the inventor of life insurance for women and a tax collector who challenged the IRS. Arranged chronologically, the stories add up to a history of America. Responses to the first edition were so positive that the author has added five more of the best stories in US Women's History, namely Anne Hutchinson, Clara Barton, Alice Paul, Rosa Parks, and Mildred Loving. 'Ladies for Liberty' combats the myth that women want, and benefit from, big government. In this new, expanded edition of biographies of American women, John Blundell shares further evidence that the spirit of independence has always been a strong impetus for America's leading ladies. He shows that the underlying motivation of the women portrayed in these pages was self-determination as a virtue, and the conviction that individuals should be allowed to pursue their own ends, free from the coercion of others. His selection focuses on women of Conservative/ Libertarian views, whether they were active in politics, business owners, writers or other cultural figures. Black as well as white, these women were revolutionary, some directly influencing the colonial breakaway from great Britain, some fighting for Abolition, others breaking new ground professionally. Each one not only made women's voices heard but made it clear that women have something to say that is both valid and valuable. This book is intended for American and British readers alike, high school and above, and all who are interested in American history, Conservative/ Libertarian politics, or Women's Studies.

Author : Cokie Roberts
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 512 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2017-07-25
Category : Juvenile Nonfiction
ISBN : 9780062834249

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Ladies of Liberty by Cokie Roberts Pdf

“This collection succeeds in emphasizing that many unsung women left their mark well before the suffrage movement.” —Publishers Weekly Fans of #1 New York Times bestselling author Cokie Roberts, who was also a celebrated journalist for ABC and NPR, will love this stunning nonfiction picture book, as will parents and educators looking for a more in-depth book beyond the Rosie Revere and Rad Women series. Highlighting the female explorers, educators, writers, and political and social activists that shaped our nation’s early history, this is the stunning follow-up to the acclaimed children’s book Founding Mothers. Beautifully illustrated by Caldecott Honor–winning artist Diane Goode, Ladies of Liberty pays homage to a diverse selection of ten remarkable women who have shaped the United States, covering the period 1776 to 1824. Drawing on personal correspondence and private journals, Cokie Roberts brings to life the extraordinary accomplishments of these women who created the framework for our current society, a generation of reformers and visionaries. Roberts features a cast of courageous heroines that includes African American poet Lucy Terry Prince, Native American explorer Sacagawea, first lady Louisa Catherine Adams, Judith Sargent Murray, Isabella Graham, Martha Jefferson Randolph, Elizabeth Bayley Seton, Louise D’Avezac Livingston, Rebecca Gratz, and Elizabeth Kortright Monroe. This compelling book offers a rich timeline, biographies, and an author note, bringing these dynamic ladies to life.

Author : Jacqueline Broad,Karen Detlefsen
Publisher : Oxford University Press
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 55,9 Mb
Release : 2017-12-01
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9780192538222

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Women and Liberty, 1600-1800 by Jacqueline Broad,Karen Detlefsen Pdf

There have been many different historical-intellectual accounts of the shaping and development of concepts of liberty in pre-Enlightenment Europe. This volume is unique for addressing the subject of liberty principally as it is discussed in the writings of women philosophers, and as it is theorized with respect to women and their lives, during this period. The volume covers ethical, political, metaphysical, and religious notions of liberty, with some chapters discussing women's ideas about the metaphysics of free will, and others examining the topic of women's freedom (or lack thereof) in their moral and personal lives as well as in the public socio-political domain. In some cases, these topics are situated in relation to the emergence of the concept of autonomy in the late eighteenth century, and in others, with respect to recent feminist theorizing about relational autonomy and internalized oppression. Many of the chapters draw upon a wide range of genres, including polemical texts, poetry, plays, and other forms of fiction, as well as standard philosophical treatises. Taken as a whole, this volume shows how crucial it is to recover the too-long forgotten views of female and women-friendly male philosophers of the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries. In the process of recovering these voices, our understanding of philosophy in the early modern period is not only expanded, but also significantly enhanced, toward a more accurate and gender-inclusive history of our discipline.

Author : Robert Hieronimus,Laura E. Cortner
Publisher : Simon and Schuster
Page : 448 pages
File Size : 51,8 Mb
Release : 2016-08-15
Category : Body, Mind & Spirit
ISBN : 9781620551592

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The Secret Life of Lady Liberty by Robert Hieronimus,Laura E. Cortner Pdf

The goddess origins of the Statue of Liberty and her connections with the founding and the future of America • Examines Lady Liberty’s ties to Native American spiritual traditions, the Earth Mother, Roman goddesses, Black Madonnas, and Mary Magdalene • Reveals the sharp contrast between depicting “liberty” as a female and the reality of women and other suppressed classes even today • Explains how this Goddess of the New World inspires all people toward equality, compassion, peace-keeping, and environmental stewardship Uncovering the forgotten lineage of the Statue of Liberty, Bob Hieronimus and Laura Cortner explain how she is based on a female symbol representing America on the earliest maps of the continent in the form of a Native American “Queen.” The image of a woman symbolizing independence was embraced by the American revolutionaries to rally the populace against the King, filling the role of “Founding Mother” and protector of the fledgling republic. Incorporating Libertas, the Roman goddess of freed slaves, with Minerva, Demeter, Justice, and the Indian Princess, Lady Liberty is seen all over the nation’s capital, and on the seals and flags of many states. Showing how a new appreciation for the Statue of Liberty as the American goddess can serve as a unifying inspiration for activism, the authors explore how this Lady Liberty is a personification of America and its destiny. They examine multiple traditions that influenced her symbolism, from the Neolithic Earth Mother, to Mary Magdalene, Columbia, and Joan of Arc, while revealing the sharp contrast between depicting “liberty” as a female and the reality of women and other suppressed classes throughout history. Their study of “Liberty Enlightening the World” led them to conclude that the empowerment of contemporary women is essential for achieving sustainable liberty for all. Sounding the call for this “Goddess of the New World” to inspire us all toward peacekeeping, nurturing, compassion, and environmental stewardship, the authors explain how the Statue of Liberty serves as the conscience of our nation and is a symbol of both the myths that unite us and the diversity that strengthens us.

Author : Les Garner
Publisher : Fairleigh Dickinson Univ Press
Page : 168 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 1984
Category : History
ISBN : 0838632238

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Stepping Stones to Women's Liberty by Les Garner Pdf

This book examines the feminism of an early twentieth-century movement that involved thousands of women--the struggle for the vote in England. It is an attempt to discover some of the main ideas developed within the major suffragist organizations.

Author : Sara Margaret Evans
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 386 pages
File Size : 42,6 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:1148017280

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Born for Liberty: A History of Women in America by Sara Margaret Evans Pdf

Author : Robert McHenry
Publisher : Merriam-Webster
Page : 504 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 1980
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : STANFORD:36105118404552

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Liberty's Women by Robert McHenry Pdf

Alphabetically-arranged entries present brief biographical sketches of more than 1,000 American women of the past and present who achieved renown in a wide range of fields of endeavor.

Author : Mill
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 128 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 1874
Category : Electronic
ISBN : OCLC:958769047

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On Liberty. The Subjection of Women by Mill Pdf