The Story of a Pioneer

by Anna Howard Shaw, Elizabeth Garver Jordan

Elizabeth Garver Jordan (1867-1947), American journalist, author, editor, and suffragist, is now remembered primarily for her relationship with Henry James, especially for recruiting him to participate in the roundrobin novel The Whole Family. Other works include Many Kingdoms (1908), and Three Rousing Cheers (1938).

Genres: History, Memoir, Nonfiction, Biography

216 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1915

About the author

British-American physician and minister Anna Howard Shaw served as president of the national American woman suffrage association from 1904 to 1915.

The reverend doctor led the movement in the United States. Methodists also ordained her of the first females in the United States.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anna_Ho...

Reviews

[Carolyn Di Leo · Rating 2 out of 5]

I really did not care for this book. It was mostly about Ms. Shaw's work as a lady minister and suffragette. After reading this, I realize, I could never have been a woman back then. She comes across as so sanctimonious and she seems so wordy. YAWN! I love to read books about history that were written in the time period depicted, but I recommend giving this one a pass.

[Rebecca · Rating 3 out of 5]

I expected a traditional pioneer story of a family moving west and figuring out how to survive. The first part of the book met those expectations. But the second section was about her pioneering as a woman minister, and the third part was about her pioneering as a woman suffrage advocate. The first two sections were quite interesting, but the third bogged down in details and minutiae.

[Barbara Wall · Rating 5 out of 5]

Great autobiography and Who’s Who stories of the early suffrage movement. Anna lived with Susan B. Anthony for several years and called her Aunt Susan.

[Abby Morris]

i read this for my research paper, the whole thing for one quote.
too dedicated to the grind

[Farrah · Rating 3 out of 5]

Women pioneers

Shaw's pioneering covers a lot of ground; it's not only about traditional frontier pioneering, but also about her life as a pioneer in her profession and with social causes. Especially interesting is her description of her work for women's suffrage and with other women "pioneers" like Susan B Anthony.