Frances E. Willard's powerful leadership of the Woman's Christian Temperance Union (WCTU) made her one of the most commanding figures in the reform movements of the nineteenth century. World renowned and a force to be reckoned with, Willard grappled publicly and private with difficult issues, including temperance, slavery, women's rights, and her own sexuality. These selections from her forty-nine-volume journal reveal the private and confidential side of Willard for the first time. She comes to life in these pages--a person of character, passion, and self-determination who came to represent the woman of the dawning era. Supplemented by an in-depth introduction and generous annotations, Writing Out My Heart sheds new light on an extraordinary individual and the lives of women in nineteenth-century America.
Product Identifiers
Publisher
University of Illinois Press
ISBN-13
9780252021398
eBay Product ID (ePID)
96281130
Product Key Features
Author
Carolyn Gifford
Publication Name
Writing Out My Heart: Selections from the Journal of Frances E. Willard, 1855-96
Format
Hardcover
Language
English
Subject
Zoology
Publication Year
1995
Type
Textbook
Number of Pages
510 Pages
Dimensions
Item Height
229mm
Item Width
152mm
Additional Product Features
Series Title
Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History
Country/Region of Manufacture
United States
Editor
Carolyn Gifford
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