{"product_id":"daughter-of-earth-9781936932788","title":"Daughter of Earth","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis gritty, sweeping novel follows a burgeoning political activist in the early twentieth century: a \"precious, priceless book\" (Alice Walker).\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\"We owe our world to women like Agnes Smedley, who worked without peace or resolution toward a future they could not see.\" --Paola Mendoza\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eFirst released in 1929, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e remains a seminal work of American socialist literature. This semiautobiographical account of an early twentieth-century activist describes growing up in rural poverty in farming settlements and mining towns; discovering the double standards of race and sex among East Coast intellectuals; facing false espionage charges; and maintaining her independence through two tormented marriages.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eGroundbreaking in its portrayal of sexism within the leftist movement, \u003cem\u003eDaughter of Earth\u003c\/em\u003e was uniquely prescient in its intersectional exploration of oppression, demanding that progressive movements embody political justice with integrity and introspection.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Feminist Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/08\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781936932788\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.85lbs","brand":"Agnes Smedley","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36671196922012,"sku":"9781936932788","price":15.26,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_331d5c36-a786-44d1-a879-cb31974b5a29.jpg?v=1603924806","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/daughter-of-earth-9781936932788","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}