The Woman's Bible - Hardcover

Stanton, Elizabeth Cady

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1618956205 ISBN 13: 9781618956200

Publisher: Bibliotech Press, 2019

Synopsis

The Woman's Bible is a two-part book, written by Elizabeth Cady Stanton and a committee of 26 women, and published in 1895 and 1898 to challenge the traditional position of religious orthodoxy that woman should be subservient to man. By producing the book, Stanton wished to promote a radical liberating theology, one that stressed self-development. The book attracted a great deal of controversy and antagonism at its introduction.
Many women's rights activists who worked with Stanton were opposed to the publication of The Woman's Bible; they felt it would harm the drive for women's suffrage. Although it was never accepted by Bible scholars as a major work, it became a popular best-seller, much to the dismay of suffragists who worked alongside Stanton within the National American Woman Suffrage Association (NAWSA). Susan B. Anthony tried to calm the younger suffragists, but they issued a formal denunciation of the book, and worked to distance the suffrage movement from Stanton's broader scope which included attacks on traditional religion. Because of the widespread negative reaction, including suffragists who had been close to her, publication of the book effectively ended Stanton's influence in the suffrage movement. 

About this edition

• Publisher: Bibliotech Press
• Publication date: 2019
• ISBN 10: 1618956205
• ISBN 13: 9781618956200
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 340