I put this book down in awe – with new appreciation of Stanton’s brilliance, originality and complexity as the intellectual genius behind the first wave of feminism. Her nineteenth-century vision resonates for everyone in twenty-first century America.

DuBois’s book is an impressive achievement. It not only demands the attention of historians, who will have to reckon with DuBois’s reinterpretation of the suffrage struggle, but also deserves a wide readership among undergraduates, who will find Stanton Blatch to be a compelling and thought-provoking figure.

Because of this book, I not only know Kamaladevi better myself, but will have more company in my admiration of her as a pragmatist and idealist who refused to be contained by categories or expectations.