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".

Media	Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back)
Released	June 21, 1994
ISBN13	9780801480119
Publishers	Cornell University Press
Pages	368
Dimensions	234 × 158 × 26 mm · 592 g
Editor	Van Horne, John C.
Editor	Yellin, Jean Fagan

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