Seventeen-year-old Ellen's optimistic dream of a bright new century full of hope on New Year's Eve 1899 seems a far cry from the reality of the next 20 years as she and all those close to her fight private and social battles that leave none of their lives unchanged.During the increasingly turbulent years of 1900-1918, a young woman gives up her happy marriage and dedicates her life to the cause of women's rights
Seventeen-year-old Ellen's optimistic dream of a bright new century full of hope on New Year's Eve 1899 seems a far cry from the reality of the next 20 years as she and all those close to her fight private and social battles that leave none of their lives unchanged.During the increasingly turbulent years of 1900-1918, a young woman gives up her happy marriage and dedicates her life to the cause of women's rights