Sisters In Spirit Book Summary

As we read the book, Sisters In Spirit, we truly did learn how these women sparked the revolutionary idea of early feminists. The author Sally demonstrates how these women, at a time when European American women, were able to display so few rights. Together, these women truly were sisters in spirit as they paved the way for not only our generation but for the future. This created a stance on a handful of things such as a woman’s political power, the power they have on their bodies, their property, their children, the right to divorce, work and of course, violence.

The author, Sally Roesch Wagner recreates the stories that these women had to go through long before the early American suffragettes and radical feminists of the late nineteenth century. In fact, it is stated multiple times in the course of this context how inspiration was drawn from Iroquois women. These individuals struggled so much- they fought for liberty and equivalence. However, just because we are no longer in that specific time period does not mean that their story is to be forgotten about. This book refers and makes us stop to think about how this particular event influenced an enormous social movement. As Sally Roesch Wagner reminds us how the Iroquois/ feminist relationship continue to shape our lives and society to this day. …show more content…
As Sisters In Spirit mentioned, women were beyond important for the Iroquois life. Women were bound to be important because they kept things going. These women started their form of feminism and for the rest of the