Frances Willard: A Biography - Ruth Bordin - Hardcover

Frances Willard (1839-98), national president of the WCTU, headed the first mass organization of American women, and through the work of this group, women were able to move into public life by 1900. Willard inspired this process by her skillful leadership, her broad social vision, and her traditional womanly virtues. Although a political maverick, she won the support of the white middle class because she did not appear to challenge society's accepted ideals.Bordin, Ruth is the author of 'Frances Willard: A Biography - Ruth Bordin - Hardcover' with ISBN 9780807816974 and ISBN 0807816973.