Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817-1884)

The Works and Life of a German-American Activist Including English Translations of "Woman in Conflict with Society" and "Broken Chains"

• Author(s): Susan L. Piepke,
• Publisher: Peter Lang
• Pages: 140
• ISBN_10: 0820479136
  ISBN_13: 9780820479132
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Biography & Autobiography / General , Biography & Autobiography / Social Activists , History / General , History / Europe / Germany , History / United States / 19th Century , History / Modern / General , History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies) , History / Social History , History / Women , Literary Criticism / General , Literary Criticism / European / German , Literary Criticism / Women Authors , Political Science / Civil Rights , Social Science / Women's Studies ,

Description:... One of the forgotten nineteenth-century women writers, Mathilde Franziska Anneke (1817-1884) was a political activist, writer, and educator who experienced exciting historical times in both Germany and the United States (Wisconsin). Writing on the eve of the German Revolution of 1848, she founded a short-lived revolutionary newspaper and even rode into battle. Later, in exile in the United States, she used her journalistic and oratory skills in support of the women's suffrage and anti-slavery movements. This book is an excellent supplemental reading for women's studies and history classes as well as German literature in translation.