Search results
Results from the WOW.Com Content Network
Johnny Tremain is a work of historical fiction written in 1943 by Esther Forbes that is set in Boston prior to and during the outbreak of the American Revolution.Intended for teen-aged readers, the novel's themes include apprenticeship, courtship, sacrifice, human rights, and the growing tension between Patriots and Loyalists as conflict nears.
"Rights of Women: The Substance of a Lecture Delivered by John Neal at the Tabernacle", John Neal (1843) [8] The Great Lawsuit, Margaret Fuller (1843) [9] Brief History of the Condition of Women: in Various Ages and Nations, Volume 2, Lydia Maria Child (1845) [10] "The Rights and Condition of Women", Samuel May (1845) [11]
Pornography and Civil Rights: A New Day for Women's Equality, Andrea Dworkin and Catharine MacKinnon (1988) [535] "Social Revolution and the Equal Rights Amendment", Joreen (1988) [536] The Heidi Chronicles, Wendy Wasserstein (1988) "Women at the 1988 Democratic Convention", Joreen (1988) [537] The Women's History of the World, Rosalind Miles ...
April Morning is a 1961 novel by Howard Fast, about Adam Cooper's coming of age during the Battle of Lexington. [1] One critic notes that in the beginning of the novel he is "dressed down by his father, Moses, misunderstood by his mother, Sarah, and plagued by his brother, Levi."
Pages in category "Novels set during the American Revolutionary War" The following 47 pages are in this category, out of 47 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Women in the American Revolution played various roles depending on their social status, race and political views. The American Revolutionary War took place as a result of increasing tensions between Great Britain and the Thirteen Colonies. American colonists responded by forming the Continental Congress and going to war with the British. The ...
The resolution, "Proposing an amendment to the Constitution of the United States relative to equal rights for men and women", reads, in part: [1] Resolved by the Senate and House of Representatives of the United States of America in Congress assembled (two-thirds of each House concurring therein), That the following article is proposed as an amendment to the Constitution of the United States ...
However, Wollstonecraft also uses a personal tone, employing "I" and "you", dashes and exclamation marks, and autobiographical references to create a distinctly feminine voice in the text. [10] The Rights of Woman further hybridizes its genre by weaving together elements of the conduct book, the short essay, and the novel, genres often ...