The first comprehensive, fully documented biography of the most important woman suffragist and feminist reformer in nineteenth-century America, In Her Own Right restores Elizabeth Cady Stanton to her true place in history. Griffith emphasizes the significance of role models and female friendships in Stanton's progress toward personal and political independence. In Her Own Right is, in the author's words, an "unabashedly 'great woman' biography."
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was the most important woman suffragist and feminist reformer in 19th-century America. This first comprehensive, fully documented biography of Stanton brings to life an extraordinary woman, sheds new light on her struggle to gain women full legal rights, and documents her achievements as lecturer, editor, and organization leader.
