Sally g mcmillen biography of rory
McMillen, Neil R., editor, "Remaking Dixie: The. Impact of World War II on the American South" (E),.
Written in a straightforward narrative covering Stone's life from birth to death, Lucy Stone will appeal to those who know little or nothing about her....
A Few Questions For Sally McMillen
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McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock Professor of History and Department chair at Davidson College. Her newest book, now out in paperback, Seneca Falls and the Origins of the Women’s Rights Movement illuminates a major turning point in American women’s history, a convention and its aftermath, which launched the women’s rights movement.
Below I share the interview I conducted with McMillen about this tumultuous time in our nation’s history. Be sure to check out McMillen’s previous OUPblog posts here.
OUP: While I was reading the book, I was completely shocked at just how scandalous it was for a woman to merely speak in public.
Lee & Grant: Profiles in Leadership From the Rory O'Connor.Why was that?
Professor Sally McMillen: The idea of American women speaking in public to mixed audiences was unacceptable until the mid-nineteenth century. They could address other women, and Quaker ministers like Lucretia Mott spoke in meet