Matilda Joslyn Gage was a woman's rights' activist during the 19th century, committed to the woman suffrage movement and civil rights. This book brings needed attention to Gage's life and work and explores her impact on women's rights. Using an advanced and distinctive form of feminist thought that encompassed an incisive analysis of patriarchy, Gage even criticized the church as patriarchy's prime sponsor. In fact, Gage connected all of women's oppression, including prostitution, marriage customs, divorce, rape and cusotdy rights to patriarchy, It is perhaps for her radical theory that Gage's arguments remain salient and controversial today. An overdue addition to the scholarship on the role feminists like Matilda Joslyn Gage have played in history, this book will be of interest to students and scholars of United States history, women's history, and women's studies.
| Preface | xi | |
| Introduction | xiii | |
| 1. | The Life and Activities of Matilda Joslyn Gage | 1 |
| 2. | The Woman Suffrage Movement | 21 |
| 3. | Matilda Joslyn Gage and Woman's Rights | 35 |
| 4. | Matilda Joslyn Gage and Woman Suffrage | 55 |
| 5. | Matilda Joslyn Gage and the Church | 67 |
| 6. | The Exclusion of Matilda Joslyn Gage from the Woman Suffrage Movement | 93 |
| 7. | The Exclusion of Matilda Joslyn Gage from History | 107 |
| Conclusion | 117 | |
| References | 121 | |
| Index | 133 |
Overview
Matilda Joslyn Gage was a woman's rights' activist during the 19th century, committed to the woman suffrage movement and civil rights. This book brings needed attention to Gage's life and work and explores her impact on women's rights. Using an advanced and distinctive form of feminist thought that encompassed an incisive analysis of patriarchy, Gage even criticized the church as patriarchy's prime sponsor. In fact, Gage connected all of women's oppression, including prostitution, marriage customs, divorce, rape ...