Life and Writings of Amelia Bloomer

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Author

Bloomer, D. C. (Dexter C.), 1816-1900

Title

Life and writings of Amelia Bloomer

Original Publication

United States: Arena Publishing Company, 1895.

Credits

Bob Taylor, Carla Foust and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive)

Language

English

LoC Class

HQ: Social sciences: The family, Marriage, Sex and Gender

Subject

Bloomer, Amelia Jenks, 1818-1894

Category

Text

Project Gutenberg

eBook-No. 69953

Release Date

February 4, 2023

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.Untitled
2. 2.LIFE AND WRITINGS OF AMELIA BLOOMER
3. 3.Untitled
4. 4.Untitled
5. 5.PREFACE.
6. 6.CONTENTS.
7. 7.ILLUSTRATIONS.
8. 8.CHAPTER FIRST. — HER EARLY LIFE. — HER MARRIAGE. — TIPPECANOE AND TYLER, TOO! — A WRITER FOR NEWSPAPERS. — WASHINGTONIANISM. — JOINS THE CHURCH.
9. 9.CHAPTER SECOND. — UNJUST LAWS FOR WOMEN. — REFORM BEGINS. — WOMEN TO THE FRONT. — MRS. BLOOMER THINKS ABOUT IT.
10. 10.CHAPTER THIRD. — SHE WRITES ABOUT IT. — BIRTH OF THE LILY . — NEW WORK FOR HER. — FIRST IN THE FIELD. — MRS. STANTON APPEARS. — MRS. BLOOMER CONVERTED. — BECOMES ASSISTANT POSTMASTER. — THE LILY ON HER HANDS. — VISITS NEW YORK CITY. — MISS ANTHONY IS INTRODUCED. — MRS. BLOOMER ON THE TENNESSEE LEGISLATURE. — FOR WOMAN SUFFRAGE. — LETTER TO AKRON CONVENTION. — “RULING A WIFE.”
11. 11.CHAPTER FOURTH. — THE REFORM DRESS. — WOMAN’S ATTIRE. — FASHION IN DRESS.
12. 12.CHAPTER FIFTH. — THE LILY PROSPEROUS. — WOMAN’S TEMPERANCE SOCIETY. — MRS. BLOOMER ON DIVORCE. — CONVENTION INFLUENCE. — THE WOMEN REJECTED AT SYRACUSE. — CONVENTION IN ALBANY. — A LECTURER. — IN NEW YORK CITY. — “AT HORACE GREELEY’S HOUSE. — AT METROPOLITAN HALL. — MRS. BLOOMER’S SPEECH. — IN BUFFALO. — AT HOME. — HATING THE MEN. — GOOD TEMPLARS. — IN THE PULPIT. — IN ROCHESTER AGAIN—A CHANGE. — A LECTURE TOUR—FOURTH OF JULY. — RESTING. — NEW LECTURES. — A CLUB OF TALKERS.
13. 13.CHAPTER SIXTH. — AT THE WORLD’S CONVENTION. — A WESTERN TRIP. — CONTINUES HER JOURNEY. — AN ANNOUNCEMENT—A REMOVAL. — A TESTIMONIAL. — DEMONSTRATION OF RESPECT TO MR. AND MRS. BLOOMER. — FOOTNOTES:
14. 14.CHAPTER SEVENTH. — AN ASSISTANT EDITOR. — PROSPERITY OF THE LILY . — ENFRANCHISEMENT OF WOMAN. — WOMAN’S RIGHT. — WOMAN’S CLAIM. — DESTROYING LIQUOR. — GOLDEN RULES FOR WIVES. — THE CLERGY. — MALE BLOOMERS. — WOMEN MECHANICS. — WOMAN’S DRESS. — WOMEN DRUNKARDS. — PROGRESS. — SEWING MACHINES. — GOVERNOR SEYMOUR’S VETO. — FIGHTING HER WAY. — ON THE LECTURE PLATFORM. — AT THE OHIO STATE CONVENTION. — A WOMAN TYPESETTER. — A STRIKE FOLLOWED. — LUCY STONE APPEARS. — A VISIT TO NEW YORK STATE. — AT THE NEW YORK STATE CONVENTION. — GOOD TEMPLARS IN OHIO. — THE LILY SOLD. — SHE IS SORRY.
15. 15.CHAPTER EIGHTH. — ON HER TRAVELS. — STARTS FOR IOWA. — “EARLY DAYS IN THE WEST. — “DELAYED IN ST. LOUIS. — “THE MISSOURI RIVER’S RAVAGES. — “CONSENTS TO DELIVER A LECTURE. — “ODD METHOD OF ADVERTISING. — “OFF IN A STAGECOACH. — “BEFRIENDS A STRANGER. — “ARRIVES AT GLENWOOD. — “EARLY HARDSHIPS. — “SUFFER FROM DROUTH. — “FURNITURE WAS SCARCE. — “DAYS OF HOSPITALITY. — “EARLY OMAHA. — “PLASTERED HOUSES WERE SCARCE. — “WORSHIPPED IN LOG CHURCHES. — “EARLY CHURCH WORK. — “DEFENDS WOMAN’S RIGHTS. — “THE NEBRASKA LEGISLATURE INTERESTED. — “DANGERS MET IN CROSSING THE MISSOURI. — “BUFFETS THE ICE IN A SKIFF. — “WOMAN’S EQUALITY IN LAW. — DESCRIBES COUNCIL BLUFFS. — DESCRIBES HER NEW HOME. — LIFE IN COUNCIL BLUFFS. — AGAINST STRONG DRINK. — HER EXPERIENCES. — FOR WOMAN’S ENFRANCHISEMENT. — VOTING AND FIGHTING. — STATE SUFFRAGE SOCIETY. — HISTORY OF IOWA SUFFRAGE WORK. — ESSAYS BY MRS. BLOOMER. — “WIFELY DUTIES. — NAMES OF MARRIED WOMEN. — IS IT RIGHT FOR WOMEN TO LECTURE? — WOMAN’S RIGHT TO PREACH. — PETTICOAT PRESENTATION. — OBJECTIONS TO WOMAN SUFFRAGE ANSWERED. — ON HOUSEKEEPING—WOMAN’S BURDENS. — THE CIVIL WAR. — MRS. BLOOMER’S ADDRESS. — LETTER TO CONVENTION OF LOYAL WOMEN. — VISITS WASHINGTON. — IN NEW YORK CITY. — VISITS COLORADO. — A LETTER. — ADOPTED CHILDREN. — CHRISTIAN LIFE AND WORK. — HER CHARACTER ANALYZED. — ABOUT THE FIRST SINNER. — GOLDEN ANNIVERSARY. — CLOSING YEARS. — “END OF AN EARNEST LIFE. — “PASSES AWAY PEACEFULLY. — “GREAT LOSS TO COUNCIL BLUFFS. — “HER LIFE A BUSY ONE. — “HER CHRISTIAN CHARACTER. — “LARGE CIRCLE OF FRIENDS. — MEMORIAL DISCOURSE.
16. 16.APPENDIX.
17. 17.WOMAN’S RIGHT TO THE BALLOT. — A REPLY.
18. 18.MRS. STANTON ON MRS. BLOOMER. — MEMORIAL SERMON. — FOOTNOTES:
19. 19.Transcriber’s Notes

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