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050 4 _aPS
100 1 _aJordan, Elizabeth Garver,
_d1867-1947
245 1 4 _aThe sturdy oak
264 1 _aSalt Lake City, UT :
_bProject Gutenberg,
_c2005
300 _a1 online resource :
_bmultiple file formats
336 _atext
_btxt
_2rdacontent
337 _acomputer
_bc
_2rdamedia
338 _aonline resource
_bcr
_2rdacarrier
500 _aRelease date is 2005-07-01
508 _aProduced by Eric Eldred, David Widger, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team
520 _a"The Sturdy Oak" by Samuel Merwin et al. is a composite novel of American politics published in the late 1910s. The work features contributions from fourteen American authors and highlights various perspectives on the political landscape of the time, particularly focusing on the contentious issue of woman suffrage. The narrative unfolds primarily through the lives of its characters, including George Remington, a politically ambitious young lawyer, his wife Genevieve, and Betty Sheridan, an ardent suffragist. The opening of the novel introduces us to Genevieve Remington as she navigates her new life as a wife to George, who is a candidate for District Attorney. George's political career begins to conflict with their personal lives, especially as the suffrage movement gains momentum. The story sets the stage for tensions and interactions among characters that embody the societal divide over women's rights, showcasing Genevieve's support for her husband while grappling with the implications of his staunch opposition to suffrage. As the narrative progresses, elements of familial expectations, personal ambition, and social activism intertwine, making it clear that the characters will face complex challenges related to the emerging feminist discourse in their community. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
534 _nOriginal publication data not identified
653 _aSatire
653 _aPolitical fiction
653 _aNew York (State) -- Fiction
653 _aSuffragists -- Fiction
653 _aWomen -- Suffrage -- Fiction
653 _aWomen -- New York (State) -- Fiction
700 1 _aAustin, Mary,
_d1868-1934
700 1 _aCooke, Marjorie Benton,
_d1876-1920
700 1 _aFisher, Dorothy Canfield,
_d1879-1958
700 1 _aGrant, Ethel Watts Mumford,
_d1878-1940
700 1 _aHurst, Fannie,
_d1889-1968
700 1 _aMerwin, Samuel,
_d1874-1936
700 1 _aMiller, Alice Duer,
_d1874-1942
700 1 _aNorris, Kathleen Thompson,
_d1880-1966
700 1 _aO'Hagan, Anne,
_d1869-1934
700 1 _aScott, Leroy,
_d1875-1929
700 1 _aVorse, Mary Heaton,
_d1874-1966
700 1 _aWebster, Henry Kitchell,
_d1875-1932
700 1 _aWhite, William Allen,
_d1868-1944
700 1 _aWilson, Harry Leon,
_d1867-1939
856 4 0 _uhttps://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/8435
999 _c50417
_d50417