The Political Thought of America's Founding FeministsAuthor :
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Recovering the powerful and influential contributions of women from the nations formative yearsThe Political Thought of Americas Founding Feminists traces the significance of Frances Wright, Harriet Martineau, Angelina and Sarah Grimké, Lucretia Mott, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, and Sojourner Truth in shaping American political thinking. These women understood the relationship between sexism, racism, and economic inequality; yet, they are virtually unknown in American political thought because they are considered activists, not theorists. Their efforts to expand the reach of Americas founding ideals laid the groundwork not only for womens suffrage and the abolition of slavery, but for the broader expansion of civil, political, and human rights that would characterize much of the twentieth century and continues to unfold today. Drawing on a careful reading of speeches, letters and other archival sources, Lisa Pace Vetter shows the ways in which the early womens rights movement and abolitionism were central to the development of American political thought. The Political Thought of Americas Founding Feminists demonstrates that early American political thought is incomplete without attention to these important female thinkers, and that an understanding of early American womens movements is incomplete without considering its profound impact on political thought. A complex and thoughtful guide to the indispensable role of women in shaping the American way of life, The Political Thought of Americas Founding Feminists is essential for a comprehensive understanding of the history of American political thought.
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