03698cam a2200529 4500 969610077 TxAuBib 20230908120000.0 ||||||s2023||||||||||||||||||||||||und|u 9780674293342 0674293347 B0BPJHZV89 Amazon c02460b6-41cb-49d6-90c5-c5c2135e73b9 OverDrive (Reserve ID) 9578291 OverDrive (Product ID) TxAuBib Cobbs, Elizabeth. Fearless Women [Libby]. Harvard University Press, 2023. sexual harassment. gender equality. suffrage. Harriet Jacobs. birth control. African American. Supreme Court. abortion. elizabeth packard. frances perkins. gretchen carlson. phyllis schlafly. Mary Church Terrell. metoo. yvonne swan. martha cotera. Format: OverDrive Adobe EPUB eBook, Filesize: 19MB. Format: OverDrive Kindle Book. Format: OverDrive OverDrive Read. Biography & Autobiography. History. Women's Studies. Nonfiction. HTML:<p><b>This passionate and inspiring book by the <i>New York Times</i> bestselling author of <i>The Hello Girls</i> shows us that the quest for women's rights is deeply entwined with the founding story of the United States.</b><br /> When America became a nation, a woman had no legal existence beyond her husband. If he abused her, she couldn't leave without abandoning her children. Abigail Adams tried to change this, reminding her husband John to "remember the ladies" when he wrote the Constitution. He simply laughed—and women have been fighting for their rights ever since.<br /> <i>Fearless Women</i> tells the story of women who dared to take destiny into their own hands. They were feminists and antifeminists, activists and homemakers, victims of abuse and pathbreaking professionals. Inspired by the nation's ideals and fueled by an unshakeable sense of right and wrong, they wouldn't take no for an answer. In time, they carried the country with them.<br /> The first right they won was the right to learn. Later, impassioned teachers like Angelina Grimké and Susan B. Anthony campaigned for the right to speak in public, lobby the government, and own property. Some were passionate abolitionists. Others fought just to protect their own children.<br /> Many of these women devoted their lives to the cause—some are famous—but most pressed their demands far from the spotlight, insisting on their right to vote, sit on a jury, control the timing of their pregnancies, enjoy equal partnerships, or earn a living. At every step, they faced fierce opposition. Elizabeth Cobbs gives voice to fearless women on both sides of the aisle, most of whom considered themselves patriots. Rich and poor, from all backgrounds and regions, they show that the women's movement has never been an exclusive club.</p>. Media Type: eBook. Importer Version: 2014-01-08.01 Import Date: 2023-09-07 20:00:02. https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c02460b6-41cb-49d6-90c5-c5c2135e73b9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Adobe EPUB eBook) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c02460b6-41cb-49d6-90c5-c5c2135e73b9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (Kindle Book) https://samples.overdrive.com/?crid=c02460b6-41cb-49d6-90c5-c5c2135e73b9&.epub-sample.overdrive.com Excerpt (OverDrive Read)