CALIFORNIA INDOORS AND OUT FARNHAM 1856-Feminist settler in 1850 Santa Cruz, CA

Description: Eliza Farnham (November 17, 1815 – December 15, 1864) was a 19th-century American novelist, feminist, abolitionist and prison reform activist. During her three years as matron of the Female Prison at Sing Sing, 1844-1848, she tried to institute reforms based on phrenology. Discharged from the post, she soon learned that her lawyer-husband had died in California, leaving her with affairs to settle there. Farnham set about organizing a pioneer party of single, educated women to join her in the voyage round the Horn.This effort fails, but she continued on to California with her children. California, in-doors and out (1856) opens with a description of her harrowing voyage round the Horn in 1849. In 1850 Farnham and her children moved to El Rancho La Libertad, the Santa Cruz farm left to her by her husband. She describes her experiences as a farmer, the position of women in California, mining life, the history of the Donner Expedition based on interviews with survivors, and the 1856 San Francisco Vigilance Committee. This is a remarkable book written from the point of view of a feminist who espoused the notion that the female sex had been created for a higher and more refined sphere than the male, whose responsibility it was to provide the environment to nurture this higher calling for women. A fascinating, easy to read recounting of the daily lives of settlers to California in the 1850's. The book became quite popular in its day. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE ABOUT US We are a 501(c)3 non-profit corporation. We sell books and other items donated by our community members to raise money for our local library system. We fund services, reading programs and purchases not in their budget. Our organization has operated continuously in the same city since 1937. PROCEEDS BENEFIT OUR LOCAL LIBRARY PROGRAMS - THANK YOU! Please visit our store for more titles. https://www.ebay.com/usr/friendsofthepaloaltolibrary

Price: 105.5 USD

Location: Palo Alto, California

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