Elizabeth Cady Stanton - A Radical for Woman's Rights

189 pages indexed. A Library of American Biograph;y Publication. Line drawn cover illustration of the portrait frontispiece. Some of the first 35 pages have underlining and there are notes on the endpapers. Biography of the 19th Century New York abolitionist and later champion for fundamental women's rights. A long life brought Elizabeth Stanton through the Civil War, through national expansion and industrialization and on into the complex culture of the United States at the end of the 19th century. She bore a vision of liberation that she expressed inn a unique vigorous fashion, constantly exploring its implications. She was far from being a fanatical reformer but a warm, fun loving woman that led a full life applying herself enthusiastically in pursuit of her goals. This is a lively account of the woman and her campaigns that throws light on many aspects of the development of American society.