First Wave Feminists- Eleanor Kirk
Eleanor Kirk was the pen name of essayist and novelist Eleanor “Nellie” Ames (1831-1908). Abandoned by her husband after ten years of violence and infidelity, Kirk argued passionately for self-reliance, urging …
Eleanor Kirk was the pen name of essayist and novelist Eleanor “Nellie” Ames (1831-1908). Abandoned by her husband after ten years of violence and infidelity, Kirk argued passionately for self-reliance, urging …
Parker Pillsbury (1809-1898) worked as a farmer and wagoner before becoming a theology scholar and Congregational minister. By 1840, Pillsbury had also become an outspoken abolitionist and was excommunicated from …
Inspired by her Quaker faith, Susan B. Anthony (1820-1906) became active in the Underground Railroad at a young age. While she remained an outspoken abolitionist, Anthony’s focus soon shifted to …
Through her attorney father, Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was exposed to the concept of femme couverte early on. This common-law doctrine, which Stanton spent a lifetime combating, held that women …