ISBN:
9781317674245
Language:
English
Pages:
1 Online-Ressource (218 pages)
Series Statement:
Routledge Historical Americans
Series Statement:
Routledge Historical Americans Ser
Parallel Title:
Erscheint auch als Unger, Nancy C Belle La Follette : Progressive Era Reformer
DDC:
973.91
Keywords:
La Follette, Belle Case
Abstract:
Cover -- Title -- Copyright -- Dedication -- CONTENTS -- Acknowledgments and a Note on Sources -- Abbreviations in Notes -- Introduction "One of the Nation's Greatest Women" -- Part I Belle La Follette -- Chapter 1 The Making of a Feminist -- Chapter 2 Seeking Balance: Marriage, Motherhood, and the Challenges of Progressive Womanhood -- Chapter 3 The Flowering of a Progressive: Journalist and Suffrage Leader -- Chapter 4 "The Successor to Harriet Beecher Stowe" -- Chapter 5 Champion of World Peace and Disarmament -- Chapter 6 Ensuring a Legacy -- Part II Documents -- Index.
Abstract:
In 1931, the New York Times hailed Belle Case La Follette as "probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who have had to do with public affairs." A dedicated advocate for women's suffrage, peace, and other causes, she served as a key advisor to her husband, leading Progressive politician Robert La Follette. She also wielded considerable influence through her own speeches and journalism, as when she opposed racism by speaking out against the segregation of the federal government under President Woodrow Wilson. In a concise, lively, and engaging narrative, Nancy C. Unger shows how Belle La Follette uniquely contributed to progressive reform, as well as the ways her work was typical of women--and progressives--of her time. Supported by primary documents and a robust companion website, this book introduces students of American history to an extraordinary woman and the era of Progressive reform
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