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Sister societies : women's antislavery organizations in antebellum America Beth A. Salerno
Historical Society of Pennsylvania - Closed Stacks E 449 .S167 2005
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Salerno, Beth A.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Antislavery movements--United States--History--19th century.
- Antislavery movements.
- Women abolitionists--United States--History--19th century.
- Women abolitionists.
- Women--United States--Societies, etc.
- Women.
- Women--Political activity--United States--History--19th century.
- Physical Description:
- 233 p. ; 24 cm.
- Place of Publication:
- DeKalb : Northern Illinois University Press, c2005.
- Contents:
- Introduction : the power of association
- Antecedents, 1760-1831 : influences and organizations
- Organizational beginnings, 1832-1837 : networks and spheres
- United amid differences, 1836-1837 : conventions and petitions
- Internal divisions, 1837-1840 : debates and choices
- Transition and transformation, 1841-1855 : morality and politics
- Conclusion : Civil War and emancipation, 1861-1870 : ironies and legacies.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (p. 215-226) and index.
- Local Notes:
- HSP credit line -- Pennsylvania Abolition Society papers (Coll. 490).
- ISBN:
- 0875803385 (clothbound : alk. paper)
- OCLC:
- 57392195
- Publisher Number:
- 9780875803388
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