Angelina Grimké
Subtitle: rhetoric, identity, and the radical imagination
By: Stephen Howard Browne.
Series: Rhetoric and public affairs series
Publisher: Michigan State University Press
Published: 1999
Place of publication: East Lansing
Language: eng
Number of pages: 201
Subjects: Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879 -- Oratory; Grimké, Angelina Emily, 1805-1879 -- Language; Rhetoric -- Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Radicalism -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century; English language -- United States -- Rhetoric
Description: "Abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer, Angelina Grimke (1805-79) was among the first women in American history to seize the public stage in pursuit of radical social reform. Among the most remarkable features of Angelina Grimke's rhetorical career was her ability to stage public contests for the soul of America - bringing opposing ideas together to give them voice, depth, and range to create new and more compelling visions of social change.".

"Angelina Grimke: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination is the first full-length study to explore the rhetorical legacy of this most unusual advocate for human rights. Stephen Browne examines her epistolary and oratorical art and argues that rhetoric gave Grimke a means to fashion not only her message but her very identity as a moral force."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p.[175]-196) and index.