Signatures of citizenship
Subtitle: petitioning, antislavery, and women's political identity
By: by Susan Zaeske.
Series: Gender & American culture
Publisher: University of North Carolina Press; University of N. Carolina Press; The University of North Carolina Press
Published: 2003
Place of publication: Chapel Hill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 253
Subjects: Women in politics -- United States -- History; Women abolitionists -- United States -- History; Women social reformers -- United States -- History; Antislavery movements -- United States -- History; Women -- United States -- Social conditions; Women political activists -- United States -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-244) and index.
Table of contents: title: The unfortunate word "petition"; title: What can women do?; title: A departure from their place; title: A firebrand in our hands; title: It's none of your business, gals; title: Discreditable to the national character; title: To shut against them this door; title: Afterword, we can no longer be neglected or forgotten.