An Unofficial Patriot is a novel that explores the role of women in politics and the struggle for women's rights. The protagonist, Phoebe Wilson, becomes involved in the suffrage movement and finds herself facing down powerful and entrenched interests. Gardener was a women's rights activist in her own right, and her novel is both a thrilling story and a call to action. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.