The Woman's Bible - Softcover

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1453780971 ISBN 13: 9781453780978

Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform, 2010

Synopsis

The publication of The Woman's Bible represented the feminist pioneer's last strike at the roots of the ideology behind her gender's subordinate role in society. In keeping with her characteristic radical individualism, Stanton attacks religious orthodoxy on a political rather than scholarly basis. This clarion call to action consists of a book-by-book examination of the Bible, placing events in their historical context, interpreting passages as both allegory and fact, and comparing them with the myths of other cultures. It endures as an extraordinary document because of the questions it addresses, the topics it covers, and its still-resonant sincerity. Unabridged republication of the classic two-volume edition.

About this title

About the Author:

Elizabeth Cady Stanton was born in Johnstown, New York, in 1815. She lived in Boston, Seneca Falls, and New York City, where she died in 1902. Maureen Fitzgerald is Assistant Professor of History at the University of Arizona.

Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved.:

Why is it more ridiculous for woman to protest against her present status in the Old and New Testament, in the ordinances and discipline of the church, than in the statutes and constitution of the state? (Elizabeth Cady Stanton)

About this edition

• Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• Publication date: 2010
• ISBN 10: 1453780971
• ISBN 13: 9781453780978
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 162