Society's Sisters: Stories of Women Who Fought for Social Justice in America
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The first generation of American women who graduated from colleges in the mid-nineteenth century wondered what it was they were supposed to do with their education. A large percentage of them turned to social reform. These women rolled up their sleeves. They started kindergartens and playground programs. They investigated filthy living conditions in tenements, then wrote legislation to authorize a cleanup of the slums. Some formed settlements, or small communities, to teach poor families how to care for their infants. Others formed political parties to end war and to win equal rights for women, including the right to vote. This is the story of those women who dared to make a difference, and in daring changed society and the conscience of America forever. Book jacket.
Format:Library Binding
Language:English
ISBN:0761328653
ISBN13:9780761328650
Release Date:January 2003
Publisher:Twenty-First Century Books (CT)
Length:96 Pages
Weight:1.22 lbs.
Dimensions:0.5" x 7.1" x 11.3"
Age Range:12 years and up
Grade Range:Grade 7 and higher
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