Path of Progress

One Man's Fight for Women's Rights

By: Flora Beach Burlingame

Narrated by: James R Cheatham

It’s the late 1800s, and John Ogilvie Stevenson, pastor of the Congregational Church in Waterloo, Iowa, believes women are equal to men intellectually, and superior to men morally and spiritually. During a sermon on temperance, wherein he advocates laws to shut down the saloons, he is struck by the irony that his audiences are composed mostly of women - that segment of the citizenry who cannot vote. Thus begins his campaign for women’s suffrage. A large portion of the public believes a woman’s place is in the home, and that she has no business in politics, and probably isn’t smart enough to vote.

Every two years, the state legislature considers putting an amendment on the ballot for a public vote on the issue, and time after time, it doesn’t get that far. The Reverend John Stevenson never gives up. Through the triumphs and tragedies of his own personal life, he is determined to forge the path to progress.

©2018 Flora Beach Burlingame (P)2019 Flora Beach Burlingame

Inspiring

A very well written and inspiring true story. James R Cheatham is an excellent narrator new in audio books. Look forward to more read by him.