HALF A CENTURY IBD

Sinopsis

Half A Century is a memoir written by Jane Grey Cannon Swisshelm, originally published in 1880. The book chronicles Swisshelm?s life from her birth in 1815 to the time of publication, covering a period of over half a century. Swisshelm was a prominent figure in the women?s suffrage movement and also worked as a journalist and abolitionist. She was known for her outspoken and controversial views on a variety of issues, including race, religion, and politics. In Half A Century, Swisshelm provides a detailed account of her life, including her upbringing in a devoutly religious family, her marriage to a man who was opposed to her feminist beliefs, and her eventual divorce and subsequent career as a journalist. She also writes about her involvement in the abolitionist movement and her work with the Underground Railroad. Throughout the book, Swisshelm reflects on the challenges and obstacles she faced as a woman in a male-dominated society. She also offers insights into the social and political climate of the time, including the Civil War and Reconstruction eras. Overall, Half A Century provides a fascinating glimpse into the life of a remarkable woman who played an important role in shaping American history.Where are the pictures I should have given to the world? Where my record of the wrongs and outrages of my age, of the sorrows and joys, the trials and triumphs, that should have been written amid autumn and sunset glories in the eloquent faces and speaking forms which have everywhere presented themselves, begging to be interpreted? Why have I never put on canvas one pair of those pleading eyes, in which are garnered the woes of centuries?This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world?s literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.