The Woman's Bible, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton
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"The moment we begin to fear the opinions of others and hesitate to tell the truth that is in us, and from motives of policy are silent when we should speak, the divine floods of light and life no longer flow into our souls." – Elizabeth Cady Stanton Elizabeth Cady Stanton is something of an unsung hero in the history of the feminist movement. Though she is still primarily known as an advocate of women’s suffrage and is closely linked to the better known Susan B. Anthony, Stanton was shunned by many of her fellow suffragists because her ideas seem too radical and because many were disturbed by her barely Deist view of religion. Over a century after her death, modern feminists tend to overlook Stanton in favor of Anthony, while remembering that Stanton enjoyed taking on the traditional 19th century gender roles of being the mother of a large family and remaining devoted to her husband throughout her life. And while Anthony’s comments about abortion are still fiercely debated by pro-life and pro-choice crowds, Stanton held conservative views toward abortion. It’s clear that Elizabeth Cady Stanton was very much her own woman, certainly a fitting description that she would not have wanted any other way. Though she is not as well known or fondly remembered as her closest counterpart, Stanton preceded Anthony as an advocate of women’s rights. It was Stanton who issued the Declaration of Sentiments at the first women's rights convention in Seneca Falls, New York in 1848, touching off the organized movement that worked toward suffrage and equality. At the same time, Stanton was an ardent abolitionist, and she focused on progressive issues like custody rights, divorce, women’s property rights, employment issues, and even birth control.
The Woman's Bible, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton - Amazon Sales Rank: #8400767 in Books
- Published on: 2015-11-25
- Original language: English
- Dimensions: 9.00" h x .95" w x 6.00" l,
- Binding: Paperback
- 418 pages
The Woman's Bible, by Elizabeth Cady Stanton Review "Every once in a while as we turn the pages of [this] impressive book, there is the temptation to sigh and shout an enthusiastic 'Amen!'." -- Oakland Press, June 16, 1999
About the Author Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) was a leading light of the women's rights movement in the late nineteenth century. Besides The Woman's Bible she also helped to compile the History of Woman Suffrage. With Lucretia Mott she organized the first women's rights convention at Seneca Falls, NY, and with Susan B. Anthony founded the National Woman Suffrage Movement.
Excerpt. © Reprinted by permission. All rights reserved. Why is it more ridiculous for woman to protest against her present status in the Old and New Testament, in the ordinances and discipline of the church, than in the statutes and constitution of the state? (Elizabeth Cady Stanton)
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277 of 306 people found the following review helpful. A CLASSIC OF EARLY 19TH CENTURY FEMINISM By Steven H Propp Famous suffragist Elizabeth Cady Stanton (1815-1902) undertook to compile this work after the 1870 revision of the King James Bible was made by an all-male committee. She recruited commentators and essayists (identified by their initials at the end of the article) such as Matilda Joslyn Gage (author of Woman, Church and State), Ursula Gestefeld, Olympia Brown, Mrs. Robert Ingersoll, etc.The book is divided into two sections: 'the Pentateuch,' and 'Judges, Kings, Prophets, and Apostles.' Stanton herself writes the Introduction to each section. She states in her Preface to the second section, "'The Woman's Bible' is intended for readers who do not care for, and would not be convinced by, a learned, technical work of so-called 'higher criticism.'"Here are some representative quotations from the book:"I do not believe that any man ever saw or talked with God, I do not believe that God inspired the Mosaic code, or told the historians what they say he did about woman, for all the religions on the face of the earth degrade her, and so long as woman accepts the position that they assign her, her emancipation is impossible." (V1, pg. 12)"Accepting the view that man was prior in the creation, some Scriptural writers say that as the woman was of the man, therefore, her position shold be one of subjection. Grant it, then as the historical fact is reversed in our day, and the man is now of the woman, shall his place be one of subjection?" (V1, pg. 20)"Indeed the Pentateuch is a long painful record of war, corruption, rapine, and lust. Why Christians who wished to convert the heathen to our religion should send them these books, passes all understanding." (V1, pg. 66)"The fifth commandment will take the reader by surprise. It is rather remarkable that the young Hebrews should have been told to honor their mothers, when the whole drift of the teaching thus far has been to throw contempt on the whole sex." (V1, pg. 83)"It is truly pitiful to see the deceptions that have been played upon the people in all ages and countries by the priests in the name of religion... No other class of teachers have such prestige and power, especially over woman." (V1, pg. 133)"Is it not astonishing that so little is in the New Testament concerning the mother of Christ?" (V2, pg. 143)"The best thing about the Catholic Church is the deification of Mary... The cruelty of Jehovah is softened by the mercy of Mary." (V2, pg. 144)"Until the feminine is recognized in the Divine Being, and justice is established in the Church by the complete equality of woman with man, the Church cannot be thoroughly Christian." (V2, Pg. 173)
227 of 254 people found the following review helpful. A great Biblical commentary that has stood the test of time By A Customer Stanton and her cohorts wrote The Women's Bible over 100 years ago and yet these commentaries are still as pertinent and valuable today as they were at the time they were written. She and others run rings around many of the tenets of organized religion, often disproving them with the very Scriptures on which they are founded! A great read for anyone who seeks equality for women in organized religion as well as those who wish to see a radical visionary (even by today's standards) at work in the 19th century!
89 of 97 people found the following review helpful. The Feminist Meets the Patriarch By moo dog Despite my flippant title for this review, I have a great deal of respect for this book. It is not a devotional, nor a Bible, but rather more of an expose of how traditional patriarchal Christianity and Judaism used Scripture to oppress women (and other minorities), by deliberate mistranslations, omissions, and spinning the truth for their own gains.Having been raised and educated in a ruthlessly patriarchal Christian denomination, learning as an adult that the Bible actually supports and venerates women almost brought me to tears. It was learning that I was Loved, not hated, by God. Only then could I learn the true meaning of "Love your neighbor as yourself." Up till then, my question about that passage was "but what if you hate yourself?" Everything I had learned about myself up to that point was that I was worthless, a sinner made all the more contemptible for having the X chromosome, rather than the Y.Elizabeth Cady Stanton was angry, make no mistake, and with good reason. Living a century before I had my epiphany, her life was even more proscibed than mine. She lived at a time when women lost both their first names and last names the day they were married, when a woman could not own property in her own name, when everything she posessed was at the whim of her husband, or nearest male relative. A friend once showed me a will written by his great grandfather, dated at the time of Stanton's life, and in it, he willed "To my wife, I leave her spinning wheel", thus assuring his wife she could continue to spin; had he not done that, her spinning wheel could have been seized or sold by the nearest male relative. It is hard to imagine a life where education for women was not considered necessary, and women were by no means given equal education to men, where women were at the mercy of husbands, fathers, brothers, nephews, sons (Mary Todd Lincoln's son had her committed to a mental instution with spurious evidence of her "insanity", probably to gain control of her money). All these attrocities, all the oppression was not only sanctioned but encouraged by the Church.It is easy to understand why Stanton and other women were ready to go to war against the Church. Imagine learning that everything you had been taught was a hoax, a lie, perpetrated to keep you powerless and helpless and "in your place". These women who wrote "The Women's Bible" were well-educated, intelligent, determined, and very, very angry.I believe "The Women's Bible" is best read as a historical document, as over time, many of the complaints Stanton and other women had have been changed (a woman can now own property in her name, careers that were once closed to women are now open, and many denominations now ordain women....though that still doesn't mean women now have equal status in the church). However, the deliberate mistranslations, omissions, and additions to the Bible that they uncovered and the attitudes those lies foster among current patriarchs of the church still exist in contemporary Bibles. Women still would do well to be wary of traditional churches, and to question what they hear.
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