Hearts beating for liberty : women abolitionists in the old Northwest

Hearts beating for liberty : women abolitionists in the old Northwest /

Robertson argues that the environment of the Old Northwest--with its own complicated history of slavery and racism--created a uniquely collaborative and flexible approach to abolitionism. Western women helped build this local focus by plunging into Liberty Party politics, vociferously supporting a Q...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Robertson, Stacey M.
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, ©2010.
Subjects:
Women abolitionists > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.
Abolitionists > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.
Antislavery movements > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.
Women > Political activity > Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.
Northwest, Old > History > 19th century.
Online Access: Full text (Emmanuel users only)
Table of Contents:
  • Grassroots activism and female antislavery societies
  • Abolitionist women and the Liberty Party
  • Free produce in the old Northwest
  • Antislavery fairs, cooperation, and community building
  • Women lecturers and radical antislavery
  • Abolitionists and fugitive slaves
  • Woman's rights and abolition in the West.

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