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Sisters in Spirit: Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Influence on Early American Feminists Paperback – September 5, 2001

by Sally Roesch Wagner (Author), John Fadden (Illustrator)
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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women sparked the revolutionary vision of early feminists by providing a model of freedom at a time when American women experienced few rights. Women of the Six Nations Confederacy possessed decisive political power, control of their bodies, control of their own property, custody of their children, the power to initiate divorce, satisfying work and a society generally free of rape and domestic violence. Historian Sally Roesch Wagner recounts the struggle for freedom and equality waged by early American women documenting how Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Lucretia Mott, and Matilda Joslyn Gage were influenced by their Indigenous women neighbors.
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Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) women sparked the revolutionary vision of the early American feminists.

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Dr. Sally Roesch Wagner is a feminist pioneer, speaker, activist and author. She has taught women’s studies for 48 years and currently serves as an adjunct faculty member in the Renée Crown University Honors Program at Syracuse University and the St. John Fisher Executive Leadership Program. She lives in Syracuse, New York.



John (Kahionhes) Fadden (Mohawk) is a published illustrator of children's and young adult books. He was born in 1938. His father is Tehanetorens (Ray Fadden) and his son is artist David (Kanietakeron) Fadden. He lives in Onchionta, New York.

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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Native Voices; Sixth Printing edition (September 5, 2001)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • Paperback ‏ : ‎ 128 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1570671214
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1570671210
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 7 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 0.31 x 9 inches
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hcarito47
5.0 out of 5 stars Eye-opening & informative
Reviewed in the United States on October 22, 2022
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It is very clear upon reading this book that those that were called ‘uncivilized savages’ by white colonists had a much more equal and evolved civilization than the colonists
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C. Hildebrand
5.0 out of 5 stars This is the most important book you will ever read.
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Suppressed history of the relationship with the early suffragists and the Haudenosaunee (Iroquois) Nations.
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4.0 out of 5 stars Inspired by Iroquois Women
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It was fascinating to learn about the strong role of women in Iroquois society and how much the women in the suffrage movement knew of this and used it in their arguments for womens rights in the 19th century. The book is adequately written but not a prose masterpiece. I got tired of reading the same fact or concept repeated multiple times. But I was glad to read it for the content.
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Suzanne Flandreau
5.0 out of 5 stars This book was quite fascinating ...
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This book was quite fascinating, although it seems to be a revision of the text of an exhibition not an "academic" publication, and the tone is a bit breathless and "gee whiz." The thesis is that early feminist leaders, particularly Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Matilda Joslyn Gage, were influenced in their ideas by the knowledge they gained in their local communities about the role of women in Iroquois society and possibly by Iroquois women themselves. That kind of equality about property, marriage and divorce, and child custody were completely missing in their own society, and the political power that Iroquois women held must have seemed revolutionary to them. I am now trying to track down this author's biography of Gage: difficult because the copies for sale are beyond my budget and I don't have access to academic interlibrary loan.
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Jan S.
5.0 out of 5 stars Fascinating history of the early feminist movement in America
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Striking contrasts of the role of women in Haundenosaunee (Iroquois) society and contemporary American society. The contrast in clothing alone are well worth the price of this otherwise somewhat dry, academic approach to the topic.
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White Crow
5.0 out of 5 stars Excellent overview of the roots of female empowerment
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This is such a eye opening view of the role of the American Indians in influencing women to grow into their power. Sally Wagner is an excellent presenter as we heard her speak at a CFI conference in Buffalo where we also visited the historic sites where these life changing events formed women's lives today. We have to teach our daughters how our advances happened so that they don't take them for granted in the current political climate. We can't allow progress to be turned back. Thanks to Ms Wagner, we have a reference point to pass along.
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Mdenn
5.0 out of 5 stars Great read.
Reviewed in the United States on December 10, 2019
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I bought this for my class and found this book very interesting.
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Glenda Denniston
4.0 out of 5 stars Enjoyed this book even though much of the information was ...
Reviewed in the United States on November 26, 2014
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Enjoyed this book even though much of the information was not new to me. Because of a book edited by Hallowell, when I was a grad student in archaeology, I was already aware of the influence of the Iroquois on the founders of the United States. The information about the connection to women's rights, however, was new. If you don't know much about the subject this book is well worth reading.
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