"Scholars of American political thought have often failed to
appreciate the significance of Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Scholars of
Stanton have often not been deeply immersed in broader studies of
American political thought. Sue Davis's outstanding book rectifies
both these deficiencies in ways that will have enduring value."
--Rogers M. Smith, author of "Stories of Peoplehood: The Politics
and Morals of Political Membership"
aSue Davis admirably succeeds in this book that integrates the
conceptual and political legacy of Elizabeth Cady Stanton with
current scholarship on heritage of the American liberal state. A
must-read for students of American political development, womenas
rights, and legal theory.a
--Eileen McDonagh, author of "Breaking the Abortion Deadlock"
aElizabeth Cady Stanton was open to any idea she
encountered--old or new, conventional or innovated--except male
supremacy. Sue Davis's admirable book shows that this great
feminist's adaptability was both her best and worst
characteristic.a
--Judith Baer, author of "Our Lives before the Law: Constructing a
Feminist Jurisprudence"
Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was not only one of the most
important leaders of the nineteenth century womenas rights movement
but was also the movementas principal philosopher. Her ideas
challenged the conventions of the time period that so severely
constrained womenas choices and excluded them from public life.
In The Political Thought of Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Sue Davis
argues that Cady Stanton's work reflects the rich tapestry of
American political culture in the second half of the nineteenth
century. Consequently, as Davis demonstrates, Cady Stanton
deservesrecognition as one of America's major political thinkers.
Davis reveals the way that Cady Stanton's work drew from different
political traditions ranging from liberal egalitarianism to
radicalism. Although Cady Stanton's arguments for women's rights
combined what have come to be conflicting versions of feminism, her
ideas are reflected in late twentieth and early twentieth century
feminisms.
Thoroughly researched and engagingly written, The Political
Thought of Elizabeth Cady Stanton draws on a wide variety of
primary and secondary sources, and promises to fill a gap in the
literature on the history of political ideas in the United States
as well as womenas history and feminist theory.
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