4 Stanton on Self and Community

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents v
3. Acknowledgments vii
4. Introduction 1
5. PART I The Essays
6. 1 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, the Long View 17
7. 2 Missed Connections 32
8. 3 Elizabeth Cady Stanton, John Stuart Mill, and the Nature of Feminist Thought 50
9. 4 Stanton on Self and Community 66
10. 5 “The Pivot of the Marriage Relation” 82
11. 6 “Free Woman Is a Divine Being, the Savior of Mankind” 93
12. 7 Stanton and the Right to Vote 111
13. 8 “Lower Orders,” Racial Hierarchies, and Rights Rhetoric 128
14. PART II A Selection of Speeches, Articles, and Essays by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, 1854–1901
15. 1 “Address to the Legislature of New York, Albany, February 14, 1854” 155
16. 2 “Address to the Legislature on Women’s Right of Suffrage, Albany, February 18, 1860” 170
17. 3 “Address to the Tenth National Women’s Rights Convention on Marriage and Divorce, New York City, May 11, 1860” 179
18. 4 “Address to Anniversary of American Equal Rights Association,May 12, 1869, New York City” 187
19. 5 “Subjection of Women” (1875) 206
20. 6 “National Protection for National Citizens, Address to the Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections, January 11, 1878,Washington, D.C.” 219
21. 7 “The Other Side of the Woman Question” (1879) 235
22. 8 “Has Christianity Benefited Woman?” (1885) 243
23. 9 “Divorce versus Domestic Warfare” (1890) 254
24. 10 “The Matriarchate, or Mother-Age” (1891) 264
25. 11 “Worship of God in Man” (1893) 276
26. 12 Selections from The Woman’s Bible (1895, 1898) 282
27. 13 “Our Proper Attitude toward Immigration” (1895) 296
28. 14 “Significance and History of the Ballot” (1898) 301
29. 15 “Progress of the American Woman” (1900) 307
30. 16 “The Degradation of Disfranchisement” (1901) 312
31. About the Contributors 321
32. Index 323