Senin, 19 Maret 2018

American History Book Review: Elizabeth Cady Stanton

Elizabeth Cady Stanton: An American Life by Lori Ginzberg, Hill & Wang, 272pp., $25 You are a teenage American girl in 1830. You can’t attend men’s colleges or pursue a variety of occupations. Once you marry, your wages become your husband’s. You can’t own or inherit property. If you divorce, your spouse receives custody of …

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