Frances Willard (1839-1898) was one of the most prominent American
social reformers of the late nineteenth century. As the long-time
president of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU), Willard
built a national and international movement of women that campaigned
for prohibition, women's rights, economic justice, and numerous other
social justice issues during the Gilded Age. Emphasizing what she
called "Do Everything" reform, Willard became a central figure in
international movements in support of prohibition, women's suffrage,
and Christian socialism. A devout Methodist, Willard helped to shape
predominant religious currents of the late nineteenth century and was
an important figure in the rise of the social gospel movement in
American Protestantism. The first biography of Frances Willard to be
published in over thirty-five years, Do Everything explores Willard's
life, her contributions as a reformer, and her broader legacy as a
women's rights activist in the United States. In addition to
chronicling Willard's life, historian Christopher H. Evans examines
how Willard crafted a distinctive culture of women's leadership,
emphasizing the importance of religious faith for understanding
Willard's successes as a social reformer. Despite her enormous fame
during her lifetime, Evans investigates the reasons why Willard's
legacy has been eclipsed by subsequent generations of feminist
reformers and assesses her importance for our time.
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The Biography of Frances Willard
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ISBN
9780190914097
Publisert
2022
Utgiver
Oxford University Press Academic US
Språk
Product language
Engelsk
Format
Product format
Digital bok
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