Sister societies
Subtitle: women's antislavery organizations in antebellum America
By: Beth A. Salerno.
Publisher: Northern Illinois University Press
Published: 2005
Place of publication: DeKalb
Language: eng
Number of pages: 233
ISBN-13: 9780875803388
Subjects: Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Women abolitionists -- United States -- History -- 19th century; Women -- United States -- Societies, etc; Women in politics -- United States -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : the power of association; title: Antecedents, 1760-1831 : influences and organizations; title: Organizational beginnings, 1832-1837 : networks and spheres; title: United amid differences, 1836-1837 : conventions and petitions; title: Internal divisions, 1837-1840 : debates and choices; title: Transition and transformation, 1841-1855 : morality and politics; title: Conclusion : Civil War and emancipation, 1861-1870 : ironies and legacies.