Solitude of Self

by Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Paperback, 2000

Status

Available

Publication

Wesleyan University Press (2000), 30 pages

Description

Elizabeth Cady Stanton believed this to be the most important speech of her lifetime. With gorgeous and direct language, she presents a compassionate appeal for human equality and dignity, and she addresses the importance of solitude in the lives of women and men. Solitude of Self joins the canon of classic American speeches. Elizabeth Cady Stanton's timeless appeal presents the historical convergence between the 19th and the 21st centuries. In this last speech, Stanton proves that while many rights have been gained over the past century, inequality continues to thrive. For those opposed to the "glass ceilings" covering our culture, Solitude of Self is an inspiration and comfort. It is for everyone who cherishes equal rights for women and equal education for all.… (more)

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LibraryThing member keylawk
Stanton cites Shakespeare's TITUS ANDRONICUS for the story of the "rude men" who seized the King's daughter, cut out her tongue, cut off her hands, and then bid her call for water and wash her hands. The very picture of a woman robbed of her natural rights, and then expected, compelled, to perform.

Language

Original language

English

Physical description

6.5 inches

ISBN

1930464010 / 9781930464018
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