First Edition Biography of Prominent Suffragette, Frances Willard, 1938

Frances Willard Lydia Jones Trowbridge

First Edition

[Women Suffrage] [Women's Education] Frances Willard of Evanston, Lydia Jones Trowbridge. Chicago, New York: Willet, Clark & Company, 1938. First edition. Hardcover. Original blue boards, photograph of Willard's memorial statue in Washington D.C and three photos from Willard's personal collection included in the text. The book is a biography of Willard's life from infancy through her death and memorial. The story focuses on Willard's development as a suffragette, leader and educator, detailing early influences on the development of her political views. Willard's savvy for political lobbying was a valuable asset to the women's suffrage movement, using well-organized pressure politics to advance suffrage as well as temperance, platforms Willard saw as interconnected. Toning on front and back boards, sunning on spine. Front free endpaper inscribed by owner in 1938, some pencil annotations throughout text. A thorough history of a significant figure in women's suffrage. no jacket. Covers rubbed, about good.

Item #17769

Price: $75.00