The Abolitionist Sisterhood: Women's Political Culture in Antebellum America - Jean Fagan Yellin - Livres - Cornell University Press - 9780801480119 - 21 juin 1994
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The Abolitionist Sisterhood: Women's Political Culture in Antebellum America

Jean Fagan Yellin

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The Abolitionist Sisterhood: Women's Political Culture in Antebellum America

A small group of black and white American women who banded together in the 1830s and 1840s to remedy the evils of slavery and racism, the "antislavery females" included many who ultimately struggled for equal rights for women as well. Organizing fundraising fairs, writing pamphlets and giftbooks, circulating petitions, even speaking before...


Marc Notes: Published in cooperation with the Library Company of Philadelphia.; Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-340) and index. Review Quotes:"This fine collection of essays explores the initial development of American women's political culture through the antislavery movement led by women reformers from the Northeast in the late 1830s." Journal of American History"Review Quotes:"The overall aim of showing the impact, complexity and dynamic quality of female anti-slavery work is amply realized." Slavery and Abolition"

Contributor Bio:  Yellin, Jean Fagan Jean Fagan Yellin is Distinguished Professor Emerita, Department of English, Pace University, the author of "Harriet Jacobs: A Life", and the editor of "The Harriet Jacobs Family Papers".

Médias Livres     Paperback Book   (Livre avec couverture souple et dos collé)
Validé 21 juin 1994
ISBN13 9780801480119
Éditeurs Cornell University Press
Pages 368
Dimensions 234 × 158 × 26 mm   ·   592 g
Éditeur Van Horne, John C.
Éditeur Yellin, Jean Fagan

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