Womens Rights Explored In Novel

Craig Legacy, a novel set during the Civil War, explores women's rights and the radical evolution of a woman's role from then until present day.

(PRWEB) August 27, 2004 -- The Womens Rights Movement started in 1848. At that time, and for many years to come, women in most states had no control over earnings, managing property they legally owned, or signing legal papers. Additionally, the woman was often relegated to domestic duties: cooking, cleaning and raising the children. The woman wasnt normally considered the breadwinner," but the supporter. Womens rights took a back seat during the War Between the States, but the war and the subsequent union was the first step in freeing women from slavery. For, in 1868, the National Woman Sufferage Association was founded by Susan B. Anthony and Elizabeth Cady, and ten years later the Anthony Amendment for womens right to vote was introduced in Congress.

Terry Campbell has written a book, Craig Legacy, that will debut in print in October 2004. The book is the story of a 21st Century financial wunderkind who is pushed through a time portal by the ghost of a Confederate Colonel so she can save his life from three Union deserters. To some, the book may appear to be a fantasy, or a simple romance. However, the book is actually a social commentary regarding the evolution of the womans role in the United States.

Frankie Matthews, the heroine, is known for her keen financial mind, but has no talent for cooking, cleaning, or manual labor. She admittedly owes her allegiance to plumbing, electricity, and e-mail. Now, thrown back in time, she must perform the tasks formerly delegated to women and live without proper personal hygiene supplies, no indoor bathroom, and no caffeine (at least very little as the book explains). When she gets caught up in the horror of war, she realizes the Craig family, with whom she is living, could lose everything. She sets out to warn them and explain how to protect their home from demise. Then, in a very typical liberated fashion, she goes to save the heros life by tracking the deserters to kill them.

A sometimes comical, yet poignant tale, Craig Legacy has many layers for the reader to explore. According to Midwest Book Review, Craig Legacy is a paranormal genre love story and historical commentary all rolled in to one. This one is very well done with believable, appealing characters The author had me hooked from page one. The unique twist in Craig Legacy is Frankie floundering to fit into life as a southern belle. With no cell phones or internet, no tampax or modern medicine, nothing is the same. I won't give the entire plot away. This was an exciting and well-written story. The southern history is factual, and the lovers Ben and Frankie strong. If you are a fan of the paranormal, romance, or historical genres, I recommend you read this one."

Think how a modern day woman would feel stranded in the nineteenth century. The old cigarette slogan, Youve Come a Long Way Baby," is true. Buy a copy of Craig Legacy when it is released.

For additional information or to sign up to be contacted when the book is available, contact Terry Campbell at www.TerryCampbell.com , or call 806-842-3592. The book will be distributed by www.iuniverse.com .

About Terry Campbell:
The writing team of Bobbye Terry and Linda Campbell write under the pseudonym, Terry Campbell. They have written together for nine years and have produced six novels. Three of their short stories will also be published in an anthology that is targeted for release in early 2005.
Two of their books, MR. WRONG and FAT CHANCE, both comedies, were finalists in the Greater Detroit Booksellers Best Award, and FAT CHANCE was an EPPIE finalist and a Scribes World Reviewers Choice award winner. Additionally, ITS MAGIC, a paranormal novel, made the finals in the Published Authors Special Interest Chapters Book of Your Heart contest, a contest judged by booksellers and editors, and the Northwest Houston Lone Star Writing Competition. R.I.P. made the finals in three writers contests, and won the L-Edit Slip Mystery Proposal competition. It has not been published at this time.

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