Bibliograph

Frontier feminist, Clarina Howard Nichols and the politics of motherhood, Marilyn S. Blackwell and Kristen T. Oertel

Type

Label

Frontier feminist, Clarina Howard Nichols and the politics of motherhood, Marilyn S. Blackwell and Kristen T. Oertel

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 317-330) and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Frontier feminist

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

607980785

Responsibility statement

Marilyn S. Blackwell and Kristen T. Oertel

Sub title

Clarina Howard Nichols and the politics of motherhood

Summary

Clarina Howard Nichols was one of America's pioneering social reformers. After joining the antislavery migration to Kansas, Nichols championed freedom in the territory, assisted former slaves, and argued successfully for women's suffrage. Nichols's story reveals the role northern women played in "Bleeding Kansas" and how women's rights became entwined in the battle to rid the expanding nation of slavery. Overcoming personal hardships and political barriers, Clarina Howard Nichols developed a public career as a journalist and social reformer, leaving a trail of new rights for women across the nation

Table Of Contents

Introduction : remembering a "forgotten feminist" -- Frontier legacies -- The "wrongs of woman" -- Pathway to politics -- The politics of motherhood -- Lady orator -- "This new oasis of freedom" -- Strong-minded woman -- The price of patriotism -- Visions of universal freedom -- The last frontier : California

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