| FB-52636-06 | Research Programs: Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Rebecca Edwards | The Life of Mary E. Lease, People's Advocate | 1/1/2006 - 6/30/2006 | $24,000.00 | Rebecca | | Edwards | | | | Vassar College | Poughkeepsie | NY | 12604-0001 | USA | 2005 | U.S. History | Fellowships for College Teachers and Independent Scholars | Research Programs | 24000 | 0 | 24000 | 0 |
This biography of Mary Lease (1850-1933), orator for the People’s Party in the 1890s, will be the first in-depth treatment of her life. An energetic participant in many American political movements, including those for temperance, labor rights, women’s suffrage, and international peace, Lease was hailed as one of the era's finest orators. The biography will trace connections and conflicts among various movements in which she participated. It will use Lease's speeches to explore the political issues that arose during her lifetime, as the United States became a modern industrial power, and also the ways in which Lease and her contemporaries defined and practiced democracy. |