The Story of a Pioneer the Story of a Pioneer Hardback - 2010

""The Story of a Pioneer"" is a book written by Anna Howard Shaw, an American suffragist and women's rights activist. The book is a memoir that chronicles Shaw's life as a pioneer in the fight for women's suffrage in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. It details her upbringing in a strict religious household, her education, and her eventual decision to become a minister. The book also covers Shaw's involvement in the suffrage movement, including her leadership roles in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and her participation in the Women's Suffrage Parade of 1913. Throughout the book, Shaw provides insight into the challenges and triumphs of the women's suffrage movement and the important role that women played in shaping American history. Overall, ""The Story of a Pioneer"" is a powerful and inspiring account of one woman's dedication to fighting for equality and justice for all.Thus, when he took up his claim of three hundred and sixty acres of land in the wilderness of northern Michigan, and sent my mother and five young chil- dren to live there alone until he could join us eighteen months later, he gave no thought to the manner in which we were to make the struggle and survive the hardships before us. He had furnished us with land and the four walls of a log cabin.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.