The Abolitionist Sisterhood
Subtitle: Women's Political Culture in Antebellum America (Cornell Paperbacks)
Contributors: Jean Fagan Yellin (Editor); John C. Van Horne (Editor)
Publisher: Cornell Univ Pr
Published: June 1994
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 363
ISBN-13: 9780801427282
Subjects: American history: c 1500 to c 1800; Slavery & emancipation; Women's studies; U.S. History - Slavery Question And Abolitionism; Women And Politics; Women in politics; History: American; USA; United States; 19th century; African American women; History; Political activity; Women abolitionists
First sentence: In 1976 when Amy Swerdlow presented her paper "Abolition's Conservative Sisters: The Ladies' New York City Anti-Slavery Societies, 1834-1840," few studies of the abolitionist campaign focused on the contributions of women.