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Something worth doing : a novel of an early suffragist / Jane Kirkpatrick.

Summary:

Some things are worth doing--even when the cost is great. Based on a true story of a pioneer for women's rights. 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.

Record details

  • ISBN: 9780800736118
  • ISBN: 0800736117
  • Physical Description: 312 pages ; 22 cm
  • Publisher: Grand Rapids, Michigan : Revell, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2020]

Content descriptions

General Note:
Includes discussion questions.
Subject: Women > Suffrage > Fiction.
Women's rights > Fiction.
Newspapers > Fiction.
Women > Fiction.
Genre: Western fiction.
Historical fiction.
Biographical fiction.
Religious fiction.
Christian fiction.

Available copies

  • 31 of 32 copies available at Missouri Evergreen.
  • 2 of 2 copies available at Cass County. (Show)

Holds

  • 0 current holds with 32 total copies.
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Location Call Number / Copy Notes Barcode Shelving Location Status Due Date
Cass County Library-Harrisonville F KIR 2020 (Text) 0002205659929 Adult Fiction Available -
Cass County Library-Northern Resource Center F KIR 2020 (Text) 0002205659911 Adult Fiction Available -
Adair County Public Library A F Kirkpatrick (Text) 34029002525029 Fiction Available -
Barry Lawrence - Aurora Library FIC KIR (Text) 37884102872136 Fiction Available -
Barry Lawrence - Cassville Library FIC KIR (Text) 37884102872169 Fiction Available -
Barry Lawrence - Monett Library FIC KIR (Text) 37884102872151 Fiction Available -
Barry Lawrence - Mt. Vernon Library FIC KIR (Text) 37884102872144 Fiction Available -
Barton County - Lamar FIC KIR (Text) 34000000005898 Inspirational Available -
Cape Girardeau Public Library KIR (Text) 33042004713478 Adult Christian Fiction Available -
Carthage Public Library FIC Kirkpatrick, Jane Christian Fiction (Text) 34MO2001806771 Christian Fiction Available -

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Something Worth Doing
Something Worth Doing
by Kirkpatrick, Jane
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Something Worth Doing


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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