Synopses & Reviews
She took the law into her own hands
Written for younger readers, Strong-Minded Woman provides an engaging look at the life of Lavinia Goodell, Wisconsins first female lawyer. Telling Goodells story from 1858, when she first decided to become a lawyer, to her place as an actual attorney in the courtroom, Mary Lahr Schier recounts Goodells hard work and determination as she taught herself the law.
Born in 1839 to abolitionist and transcendentalist parents, Lavinia Goodell grew up determined to change the world. As she met the runaway slaves that stayed at her childhood home and listened to the preaching of her church, Lavinia began to form her own ideas about the world. She decided to be a lawyer, even though her sister told her to stop "trying to be a man."
Distributed for the Midwest History Press.
Synopsis
This classic Swedish novel envisioned a future of drab terror. Seen through the eyes of idealistic scientist Leo Kall, Kallocain's depiction of a totalitarian world state is a montage of what novelist Karin Boye had seen or sensed in 1930s Russia and Germany. Its central idea grew from the rumors of truth drugs that ensured the subservience of every citizen to the state.
About the Author
Mary Lahr Schier is a freelance journalist with an interest in womens history. She lives in Northfield, Minnesota, with her husband and two strong-minded daughters.