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Women of Vision: Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Women of Vision: Founders of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Fletcher, Noel Marie

Paperback

Biographies General19th Century United States HistoryWomen's Studies

ISBN10: 1941184383
ISBN13: 9781941184387
Publisher: Fletcher & Co. Publishers
Published: May 9 2022
Pages: 318
Weight: 1.03
Height: 0.71 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English

A widowed single mother, domestic-violence survivor, impoverished Southern belle and poor relation of America's first president: Eugenia Washington, Mary Desha, Ellen Hardin Walworth and Mary Smith Lockwood. They founded an enduring organization for women: the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution -- dedicated to promoting historic preservation, education, patriotism and remembering the legacy of Revolutionary War patriots. Women's rights advocate/journalist, Mary Smith Lockwood is featured in the latest book written by helped form the Woman's National Press Association in 1882 and was its president. WNPA successfully fought for the rights of women journalists to have seats, set apart for their use, in both houses of Congress-despite the fact that women still couldn't vote.This is the story of their challenges, tragedies and triumphs as they strove to empower women.

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