Anna Howard Shaw: The Work of Woman Suffrage

by Trisha Franzen

Book Overview

With this first scholarly biography of Anna Howard Shaw (1847-1919), Trisha Franzen sheds new light on an important woman suffrage leader who has too often been overlooked and misunderstood.

An immigrant from a poor family, Shaw grew up in an economic reality that encouraged the adoption of non-traditional gender roles. Challenging traditional gender boundaries throughout her life, she put herself through college, worked as an ordained minister...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252038150
• ISBN13: 9780252038150
• Release Date: February 2014
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 296 Pages
• Weight: 1.40 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.2" x 6.2" x 9.3"