Something worth doing : a novel of an early suffragist /
Kirkpatrick, Jane, 1946-
Something worth doing : a novel of an early suffragist / Jane Kirkpatrick. - 312 pages ; 22 cm
Includes discussion questions.
"In 1853, Abigail Scott was a 19-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family. What she sees as a working woman appalls her, and she devotes her life to fighting for the rights of women, including their right to vote. Following Abigail as she bears six children, runs a millinery and a private school, helps on the farm, writes novels, gives speeches, and eventually runs a newspaper supporting women's suffrage, Something Worth Doing explores issues that will resonate strongly with modern women: the pull between career and family, finding one's place in the public sphere, and dealing with frustrations and prejudices women encounter when they compete in male-dominated spaces. Based on a true story of a pioneer for women's rights from award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick will inspire you to believe that some things are worth doing - even when the cost is great."--Provided by publisher.
9780800736118 0800736117 0800739248 9780800739249
2020004897
Women--Suffrage--Fiction.
Women's rights--Fiction.
Newspapers--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
West (U.S.)--Fiction.
Christian fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Something worth doing : a novel of an early suffragist / Jane Kirkpatrick. - 312 pages ; 22 cm
Includes discussion questions.
"In 1853, Abigail Scott was a 19-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family. What she sees as a working woman appalls her, and she devotes her life to fighting for the rights of women, including their right to vote. Following Abigail as she bears six children, runs a millinery and a private school, helps on the farm, writes novels, gives speeches, and eventually runs a newspaper supporting women's suffrage, Something Worth Doing explores issues that will resonate strongly with modern women: the pull between career and family, finding one's place in the public sphere, and dealing with frustrations and prejudices women encounter when they compete in male-dominated spaces. Based on a true story of a pioneer for women's rights from award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick will inspire you to believe that some things are worth doing - even when the cost is great."--Provided by publisher.
9780800736118 0800736117 0800739248 9780800739249
2020004897
Women--Suffrage--Fiction.
Women's rights--Fiction.
Newspapers--Fiction.
Women--Fiction.
West (U.S.)--Fiction.
Christian fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.