Something worth doing : a novel of an early suffragist
(2020)

Nonfiction

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Provider: hoopla

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PUBLISHED
[United States] : Recorded Books, Inc., 2020
Made available through hoopla
EDITION
Unabridged
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1 online resource (1 audio file (9hr., 15 min.)) : digital

ISBN/ISSN
9781705003220 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) MWT13496452, 1705003222 (sound recording : hoopla Audio Book) 13496452
LANGUAGE
English
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Narrated by Christina Moore

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

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