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1 online resource |
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Routledge historical Americans |
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Routledge historical Americans.
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Part I. Belle Case La Follette -- Introduction: "one of the nation's greatest women" -- The making of a feminist -- Seeking balance: marriage, motherhood, and the challenges of progressive womanhood -- The flowering of a progressive: journalist and suffrage leader -- "The successor to Harriet Beecher Stowe" -- Champion of world peace and disarmament -- Ensuring a legacy -- Part II. Documents |
| Summary |
In 1931, the New York Times hailed Belle Case La Follette as ""probably the least known yet most influential of all the American women who have had to do with public affairs."" A dedicated advocate for women's suffrage, peace, and other causes, she served as a key advisor to her husband, leading Progressive politician Robert La Follette. She also wielded considerable influence through her own speeches and journalism, as when she opposed racism by speaking out against the segregation of the federal government under President Woodrow Wilson. In a concise, lively, and engaging narrative, Nancy C |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
Online resource; title from PDF title page (Ebsco, viewed August 5, 2015) |
| Subject |
La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931.
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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925.
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| SUBJECT |
La Follette, Belle Case, 1859-1931 fast |
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La Follette, Robert M. (Robert Marion), 1855-1925 fast |
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Legislators' spouses -- United States -- Biography
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Suffragists -- United States -- Biography
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Feminists -- United States -- Biography
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Progressivism (United States politics) -- History -- 20th century
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Feminism & Feminist Theory.
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BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY -- Women.
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Feminists
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Legislators' spouses
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Progressivism (United States politics)
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Suffragists
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United States
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies
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History
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Biographies.
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Biographies.
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781317674245 |
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1317674243 |
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9781315771052 |
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1315771055 |
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1138779768 |
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9781138779761 |
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1138779776 |
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9781138779778 |
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9781317674221 |
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1317674227 |
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9781317674238 |
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1317674235 |
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