Great Speeches by American Women by James Daley

Great Speeches by American Women by James Daley

From civil rights to the right to vote, women have spoken up and spoken out throughout American history. Brimming with great power and eloquence, here are twenty-one legendary speeches from the country's most inspirational female voices, including Jane Addams, Emma Goldman, and Hillary Rodham Clinton. Spanning the centuries from 1851 to 2007, these are the rousing words that continue to endure in our nation's consciousness.
This distinguished collection includes these American women and their speeches: Sojourner Truth, Ain't I a Woman? 1851; Susan B. Anthony, On Behalf of the Woman Suffrage Amendment, 1880; Margaret Sanger, A Moral Necessity of Birth Control, 1921; Mary McLeod Bethune, A Century of Progress of Negro Women, 1933; Eleanor Roosevelt, On the Adoption of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, 1948; Shirley Chisholm, People and Peace, Not Profits and War, 1969; Geraldine Ferraro, Vice Presidential Nomination Acceptance Address, 1984; Gloria Steinem, A Twenty-First Century Feminism, 2002; Nancy Pelosi, Speech Upon Her Election as Speaker of the House, 2007, and many more unforgettable speeches by spirited and influential American women.

Daley, James: - James Daley is a writer, editor, and designer of various paper-based and digital things. Since finishing his MFA at the Vermont College of Fine Arts in 2004, he has been spending most of his time teaching writing to college students, creating websites about video games, and writing mystery novels about pensive young ne'erdowells. When he's not obsessively poring over pixels and pronouns, he can usually be found arguing with strangers on the Internet or seeking out adventure with his indomitable wife and venturesome daughters.

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ISBN 13	9780486461410
ISBN 10	0486461416
Title	Great Speeches by American Women
Author	James Daley
Series	Thrift Editions
Condition	Unavailable
Binding Type	Paperback
Publisher	Dover Publications Inc.
Year published	2008-03-28
Number of pages	192
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