history – Amy Deuchler | Audiobook Narrator

I’m overjoyed to announce that THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOL 1 (1848-1861) is now available on audio. This volume was written by the leaders of the suffrage movement, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joslyn Gage, and narrated by a full cast of modern-day strong and courageous women.

It’s hard to believe that women had to fight for their inalienable right to vote to be recognized and codified into law. But there they were, fighting for years. Let us not take it for granted.

These incredibly intelligent, sensitive, persistent and honorable women had the sense (of course they did) to publish the details of their fight for women’s suffrage in multiple volumes, so later generations would not forget. An incredible group of women narrators put that into audio format, so it can be heard loud and clear.

Publisher’s Summary

History of Woman Suffrage is a window into the suffragette movement, a front-row seat to the fight for women’s rights. This historic work draws a dramatic picture of the massive effort and struggle that took place in America from 1848 to 1861 through letters and documents, as well as uncensored thoughts and ideas from women during this evolving time, all rich with lively wit.

The writing is vivid and compelling, with rousing speeches defending the legitimacy of the request for suffrage and strong, witty defense against those too comfortable in the status quo. Documented in great detail through primary sources, notes, letters, newspapers, and journals, this first volume spans 40 years of key insight into the suffrage movement.

Originally compiled and edited by Elizabeth Cady Stanton, Susan B. Anthony, and Matilda Joselyn Gage, History of Woman Suffrage, Volume 1 starts from the very beginning. Now available as an audiobook for the first time, History of Woman Suffrage is even more poignant today. As the effort for true women’s equality continues for us, we can listen to our foresisters make history in the face of what they overcame.

Narrated by:

Karen Commins
Sarah Sampino
Stephanie Németh-Parker
LaNecia Edmonds
Nikki Zakocs
Amy Deuchler
Jennifer March
Hope Newhouse
Amanda Stribling
Blair Seibert
Austenne Grey
Kristina Rothe
Aven Shore
Sara Sheckells
Andy Garcia-Ruse
Krystal Hammond

Published by Audiobooks Unleashed, the audiobook for THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOL 1 (1848-1861) is available wherever audiobooks are found, including Audible.

I’m excited to announce that SCANDAL IN THE PARISH: Priests and Parishioners Behaving Badly in Eighteenth-Century France by Karen E. Carter, is now available as an audiobook.

Challenging both my narration skill and my knowledge of religion in relationship to the French Revolution, SCANDAL IN THE PARISH studies the important relationship between parishioners and the priests in small, rural parishes of France, and “forcefully corrects the notion that Catholicism declined in importance in the period before the Revolution.”

“Well-written and clearly argued study.” – Jeremy Hayhoe, Université de Moncton

From the Publisher:

In 1770, the priest Nicolas Vernier was accused of neglecting church services, inappropriate behaviour in the confessional, financial improprieties, and affairs with the village schoolmistresses. In a contentious church court case, parishioners described all of their priest’s wrongdoings, and in turn, he detailed many of theirs. Ultimately, Vernier finished his career as a cathedral canon in another diocese.

Scandal in the Parish recounts Vernier’s story and many similar 18th-century cases. In fascinating detail that reveals essential facets of rural religion during the Catholic Reformation period, Karen Carter considers French lay people’s relationship with their parish curé, who governed and influenced so much of their religious practice. Although the priest’s role as purveyor of God’s grace through the sacraments was secure as long as he performed his duties appropriately, priests who were unable to navigate the pressures and high expectations put on them by their superiors and parishioners risked broken relationships, public disturbances of the peace, and even prosecution. These scandals, Carter demonstrates, tell us much about rural parish life, the processes of negotiation and accommodation between curés and their parishioners, and ongoing religious reforms and enforcement throughout the 18th century.

An engaging venture into the world of the parish that highlights the centrality of the priest-parishioner relationship, Scandal in the Parish reveals the attitudes and practices of ordinary people who were active agents in their religious and spiritual lives.

The book is published by McGill-Queen’s University Press. The audiobook is published by University Press Audiobooks.

SCANDAL IN THE PARISH is available on Audible, Amazon, and iTunes.

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New Release: THE HISTORY OF WOMAN SUFFRAGE VOL 1 1848-1861

New Release: SCANDAL IN THE PARISH