Something Worth Doing: A Novel of an Early Suffragist (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780800736118)

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.

Author: Jane Kirkpatrick
ISBN-10: 0800736117
ISBN-13: 9780800736118
Publisher: Fleming H. Revell Company
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2020
Pages: 320
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.65lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.80d

Review Citation(s):
Booklist 08/01/2020 pg. 34