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An independent woman, journalist, essayist, educator, Vivian Gornick, writes of another independent woman from the19th century, Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
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I completed 12 books in April. Still working on a Tolstoy Serial Reader and some assorted short stories. One of the books was Joe Hill's Fireman - good lord, did that need to be so long??? These four were my favorites. The kittens signify Sue Klebold's A Mother's Reckoning. For some reason I can't put her smiling face or her son's in the photo. Great book though.
pickA final note on this book: this woman was fierce! Stanton realized the Bible itself instructed men from time immemorial to see women as inferior by nature. In 1886 she and her daughter worked on a project she called The Woman‘s Bible. The idea was to extract from the Bible all references to women, arrange them in order, and submit them to scholarly commentary. It's online: https://archive.org/stream/thewomansbible09880gut/wbibl10.txt
One of [Stanton's] passions was reform in …women‘s hairstyles. In 1852, having cut off her own long hair, she urges the same on her readers: “It would delight all ... lovers of comfort, to see the heaps of beautiful curls and rich braids that have fallen .. from the overheated aching heads of ... our fair ones. If the women could know the luxury of short hair, there would soon be a general leave taking of hair-pins, combs, braids and knots.
One of the issues that Stanton sought to address was a woman's right to seek a divorce. Many women were unable to divorce drunkards and abusers. However, she was met with opposition from those around her and she decided to put it aside in order to continue her pursuit of voting rights for women.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony are blowing my mind this morning. I thought I knew a lot about them, but this book is snapping things into focus for me. Their work to promote freedom and equality for women in the late 1800's was revolutionary. This, in combination with the Tolstoy book I'm reading, also from the late 1800's, is making me question just how courageous and thoughtful we actually are these days. #Renegades #lyricalapril
Not that I'm lonely but I completely agree with this statement. However, I would have amended it to say "deep connection". Good morning everyone!! Let the reading begin. #litsypartyofone
The Solitude of Self: Thinking About Elizabeth Cady Stanton | 
