Format:
Online-Ressource (xviii, 311 p)
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ill
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24 cm
Edition:
Online-Ausg. 2009 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
ISBN:
0814758347
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9780814758342
Content:
Foreword by U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg. In Belva Lockwood: The Woman Who Would Be President , prize-winning legal historian Jill Norgren recounts, for the first time, the life story of one of the nineteenth century's most surprising and accomplished advocates for women's rights. As Norgren shows, Lockwood was fearless in confronting the male establishment, commanding the attention of presidents, members of Congress, influential writers, and everyday Americans. Obscured for too long in the historical shadow of her longtime colleague, Susan B. Anthony, Lockwood steps into the
Note:
Includes bibliographical references (p. 233-290) and index
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Early a widow -- In search of a new identity -- Apprenticeship -- Becoming a lawyer -- Notorious ladies -- A tougher fight -- Woman lawyer -- The practice of law -- Lady lobbyist -- Lockwood for president -- Life on the platform -- Lay down your arms -- The power of association -- Pushing for place -- A world's fair and a million dollar case -- Aging soldiers of cause.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780814758342
Additional Edition:
Erscheint auch als Druck-Ausgabe Belva Lockwood : The Woman Who Would Be President
Language:
English
