Bøger af Anna Howard Shaw

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""The Story of a Pioneer"" is a book written by Anna Howard Shaw, an American suffragist and women's rights activist. The book is a memoir that chronicles Shaw's life as a pioneer in the fight for women's suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It details her upbringing in a strict religious household, her education, and her eventual decision to become a minister. The book also covers Shaw's involvement in the suffrage movement, including her leadership roles in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and her participation in the Women's Suffrage Parade of 1913. Throughout the book, Shaw provides insight into the challenges and triumphs of the women's suffrage movement and the important role that women played in shaping American history. Overall, ""The Story of a Pioneer"" is a powerful and inspiring account of one woman's dedication to fighting for equality and justice for all.Thus, when he took up his claim of three hundred and sixty acres of land in the wilderness of northern Michigan, and sent my mother and five young chil- dren to live there alone until he could join us eighteen months later, he gave no thought to the manner in which we were to make the struggle and survive the hardships before us. He had furnished us with land and the four walls of a log cabin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

最初的回忆：我父亲的祖先是苏格兰 的肖尔斯，在高地北部的岛上仍然可以看到他们城堡的废墟。它从来不是风景如画的歌曲和故事的城堡，而是战斗的肖斯的故乡，而是一座坚固的堡垒，可能建于罗马时代。甚至今天，仅剩下的摇摇欲坠的墙壁就显示出对他们的无情攻击的痕迹。其中最后一次也是最成功的是格兰特和罗伯-罗伊 于17世纪做出的。经过近一百年不断的战争，邵氏要塞最终落入格兰特之手，大约在1700年。读到他们的艰苦奋斗的细节我感到不高兴，但是我承认我的祖先在捍卫自己的祖先方面表现出色，对此我感到满意。毫无疑问，他们是勇敢的战士和强者。但是，它们的性质还有其他方面，历史的亮点却没有那么吸引人。例如，我们在家庭中记载了艾伦-肖的血迹斑斑，艾伦-肖是住在堡垒中的最后一位邵逸夫夫人的长子。看来，当这个年轻人的父亲去世时，大约是1560年，他的母亲再次结婚，遭到儿子的强烈反对。结婚后的一段时间里，他没有在国内圈子里对新来者进行公开反抗。但是最后，他以自己的狗被继父袭击为借口，与老人争吵，两人用剑决斗，胜利的艾伦（A表现出悲惨的缺乏骑士精神。他不仅杀死了继父，而且还砍掉了这位绅士的头，然后把它戴在母亲的寝室里，即使在那个宽容的年龄里，这种举动也带来了对孝子的不满。

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.

Anna Howard Shaw was a courageous woman who decided to preach in a time when women were not allowed to speak in public, let alone preach. Gradually over the years she became associated with the women''s movement in USA and along with other famous activists like Susan B. Anthony made it her life''s mission to work tirelessly for the cause of gender equality. Excerpt: "My father''s ancestors were the Shaws of Rothiemurchus, in Scotland, and the ruins of their castle may still be seen on the island of Loch-an-Eilan, in the northern Highlands. It was never the picturesque castle of song and story, this home of the fighting Shaws, but an austere fortress, probably built in Roman times; and even to-day the crumbling walls which alone are left of it show traces of the relentless assaults upon them..."

This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the original. Due to its age, it may contain imperfections such as marks, notations, marginalia and flawed pages. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions that are true to the original work.