Something Worth Doing
In 1853, Abigail Scott was a 19-year-old school teacher in Oregon Territory when she married Ben Duniway. Marriage meant giving up on teaching, but Abigail always believed she was meant to be more than a good wife and mother. When financial mistakes and an injury force Ben to stop working, Abigail becomes the primary breadwinner for her growing family. What she sees as a working woman appalls her, and she devotes her life to fighting for the rights of women, including their right to vote.
Following Abigail as she bears six children, runs a millinery and a private school, helps on the farm, writes novels, gives speeches, and eventually runs a newspaper supporting women's suffrage, Something Worth Doing explores issues that will resonate strongly with modern women: the pull between career and family, finding one's place in the public sphere, and dealing with frustrations and prejudices women encounter when they compete in male-dominated spaces. Based on a true story of a pioneer for women's rights from award-winning author Jane Kirkpatrick will inspire you to believe that some things are worth doing — even when the cost is great.
- Author
- Jane Kirkpatrick
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 320
- Publisher
- Fleming H. Revell Company
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780800736118
- Genres
- fiction, historical, adult, inspirational, feminism
- Release date
- 2020
- Search 9780800736118 on Amazon
- Search 9780800736118 on Goodreads