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In 1852 the New York Daily Herald described leaders of the woman's rights movement as "hens that crow." Using speeches, pamphlets, newspaper reports, editorials and personal papers, Hoffert discusses how ideology, language, and strategies of early woman's rights advocates influenced a new political culture grudgingly inclusive of women. She shows the impact of philosophies of republicanism, natural rights, utilitarianism, and the Scottish Common Sense School in helping activists move beyond the limits of Republican Motherhood and the ideals of domesticity and benevolence. When Hens Crow also illustrates the work of the penny press in spreading the demands of woman's rights advocates to a wide audience, establishing the competency of women to contribute to public discourse and public life.

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Book category Books in English Society & social sciences Politics & government Political control & freedoms

• Full title: When Hens Crow
• Subtitle: The Woman's Rights Movement in Antebellum America
• Author: Sylvia D. Hoffert
• Language: English
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 168
• EAN: 9780253215000
• ISBN: 0253215005
• ID: 04870612
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Weight: 18 g
• Dimensions: 229 × 152 × 14 mm
• Date of publishing: 30. November 2001

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