The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism: Ordinary Women in the Antislavery Movement

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• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism *
• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism - Ordinary Women in the Antislavery Movement *
• For Chris, Michael, Meri, & Sophia *
• Contents *
• Illustrations *
• Acknowledgments xi
• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism *
• Introduction i
• Chapter 1 - Recruiting Women into the Cause 14
• Chapter 2 - Antislavery Societies the 1830s 53
• Chapter 3 - Persisting in the Cause the 1840s and 1850s 96
• Chapter 4 - Women Confront Their Churches and the World of Politics 134
• Chapter 5 - Crisis and Confidence the 1850s 171
• Chapter 6 - Emancipation at Last 210
• Notes 233
• Bibliography 279

• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism *
• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism - Ordinary Women in the Antislavery Movement *
• For Chris, Michael, Meri, & Sophia *
• Contents *
• Illustrations *
• Acknowledgments xi
• The Great Silent Army of Abolitionism *
• Introduction i
• Chapter 1 - Recruiting Women into the Cause 14
• Chapter 2 - Antislavery Societies the 1830s 53
• Chapter 3 - Persisting in the Cause the 1840s and 1850s 96
• Chapter 4 - Women Confront Their Churches and the World of Politics 134
• Chapter 5 - Crisis and Confidence the 1850s 171
• Chapter 6 - Emancipation at Last 210
• Notes 233
• Bibliography 279
• Index 297