Encyclopedia of Women Social Reformers [2 volumes]: 2 volumes (Biographical Dictionaries) - Hardcover

Rappaport, Helen

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1576071014 ISBN 13: 9781576071014

Publisher: ABC-CLIO, 2001

Synopsis

The first comprehensive guide to women activists from every part of the world, illuminating the broad range of women's struggles to reform society from the 18th century to the present.

· Over 400 A–Z biographical entries, including the childhood, education, achievements, and challenges of each woman

· A timeline that spans the history of women reformers from the French Revolution, to the second wave of feminism in the late 1970s, to the disenfranchised status of women in many countries in the contemporary Middle East

· Numerous drawings and photographs of women reformers

· Two special indexes listing reformers by country and by cause

About this title

Book Description:

"Women have always stepped forward to accept the challenge that a moral moment presents," observes Marian Wright Edelman, a leading children's rights advocate. From abolition to prison reform, from peace to property rights, from environmental protection to animal rights, women have led the fight for a better world.

About the Author:

Helen Rappaport is a professional writer, researcher, Russian translator, and historical consultant, specializing in the 19th century. Her published works include ABC-CLIO's Queen Victoria: A Biographical Companion.

About this edition

• Publisher: ABC-CLIO
• Publication date: 2001
• ISBN 10: 1576071014
• ISBN 13: 9781576071014
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 888