The Story of a Pioneer

The Story of a Pioneer is a memoir written by Anna Howard Shaw, a prominent American suffragist, and women's rights advocate. The book chronicles her life from her childhood in England to her immigration to the United States, where she became a teacher, minister, and eventually a leader in the women's suffrage movement. Shaw shares her experiences fighting for women's rights and equality, including her involvement in the National American Woman Suffrage Association and her role in helping to secure the 19th Amendment to the US Constitution, which granted women the right to vote. The book offers a unique perspective on the history of the women's suffrage movement in the United States and the struggles and triumphs of those who fought for women's rights. It is an inspiring and informative read for anyone interested in the history of women's rights and social justice.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.