"The Woman's Bible" by Elizabeth Cady Stanton is a late 19th-century examination of the Bible that seeks to understand the parts about women. Born from the feminist movement, this book attempts to look at the Scriptures in a new way, showing that women are equal and pushing back against old religious ideas that kept them down. It all starts with talking about what the book will do, it will go through sections about women in Genesis and Exodus. Stanton explains that she wants to collect ideas from many women and question the usual religious stories that made women seem less important than men, especially in Christianity. She argues that some people used the Bible to keep women from having equal rights. By challenging these ideas, Stanton hopes to inspire women and change how religion sees them.
The Woman's Bible
By Elizabeth Cady Stanton
A group of women rewrite religious texts to challenge the traditional view of women that has oppressed them for centuries.
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About the AuthorElizabeth Cady Stanton was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments. Her demand for women's right to vote generated a controversy at the convention but quickly became a central tenet of the women's movement. She was also active in other social reform activities, especially abolitionism.
Elizabeth Cady Stanton was an American writer and activist who was a leader of the women's rights movement in the U.S. during the mid- to late-19th century. She was the main force behind the 1848 Seneca Falls Convention, the first convention to be called for the sole purpose of discussing women's rights, and was the primary author of its Declaration of Sentiments. Her demand for women's right to vote generated a controversy at the convention but quickly became a central tenet of the women's movement. She was also active in other social reform activities, especially abolitionism.
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