Mrs. Stanton's Bible

In 1895, Elizabeth Cady Stanton shocked the nation by releasing the Woman's Bible, a commentary on key biblical passages that challenged the notion of women's subordination in any sphere, particularly the church. Yet this incident has been surprisingly understudied by religion scholars and feminists. In Mrs. Stanton's Bible, Kathi Kern argues that Stanton's association with the project ""had the ironic effect of diminishing her historical stature"" among other, less controversial, suffragists. It may also have delayed the 19th Amendment, since Stanton's Bible was quoted by antisuffragists as an example of the inherent dangers of permitting women a public voice. Kern's book about the Woman's Bible is incisive, well written and long overdue. Mar.