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An Incident With Its Sequel (2), William Kennedy Brown
An Incident With Its Sequel (2), William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown describes an 1869 meeting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton wanted to convince Martha McClellan Brown, who was in New York at the time, to join her in advocating for women’s suffrage. William Kennedy Brown argued that by aligning herself with Cady Stanton she would damage her reputation among evangelical women. He felt that his wife would more effectively advance the cause of suffrage by continuing her efforts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union.
The Temperance Movement And Women’S Suffrage, William Kennedy Brown
The Temperance Movement And Women’S Suffrage, William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown describes Martha McClellan Brown’s initial attempts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union and the subsequent founding and growth of that organization. He argues that the history of women’s suffrage is defined more by the Christian women of the temperance movement and their demand for the vote than by the work of religious skeptics such as Elizabeth Cady Stanton.
An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown
An Incident With Its Sequel (1), William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
In 1896, William Kennedy Brown reflects on an 1869 meeting with Elizabeth Cady Stanton. Stanton wanted to convince Martha McClellan Brown, who was in New York at the time, to join her in advocating for women’s suffrage. At the time, Brown had argued that affiliation with Stanton would damage his wife’s credibility with evangelical women and her ability to advance the cause of suffrage through her efforts to organize the Women’s Christian Temperance Union. Brown goes on to outline the subsequent development of that organization and its impact on the women’s suffrage movement.
The New Testament Status Of Woman In Gospel Work, William Kennedy Brown
The New Testament Status Of Woman In Gospel Work, William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
William Kennedy Brown examines Jesus’ teachings about and interactions with women as described in the New Testament.
The Scriptural Status Of Woman, William Kennedy Brown
The Scriptural Status Of Woman, William Kennedy Brown
William Kennedy Brown Papers
A pamphlet in which Brown argues that scripture supports equal rights for women.