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Auteur(s) : Robertson, Stacey M.
Titre(s) : Hearts beating for liberty [Texte imprimé] : women abolitionists in the Old Northwest / Stacey M. Robertson
Publication : Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, cop. 2010
Description matérielle : xiv, 303 p. : ill., maps ; 25 cm
Comprend : Acknowledgments ; Introduction ; 1: Grassroots activism and female antislavery societies
; 2: Abolitionist women and the Liberty Party ; 3: Free produce in the old Northwest
; 4: Antislavery fairs, cooperation, and community building ; 5: Women lecturers
and radical antislavery ; 6: Abolitionists and fugitive slaves ; 7: Woman's rights
and abolition in the West ; Afterword ; Notes ; Bibliography ; Index.
Note(s) : Includes bibliographical references (p. [263]-294) and index
Overview: Challenging traditional histories of abolition, this book shifts the focus
away from the East to show how the women of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and
Wisconsin helped build a vibrant antislavery movement in the Old Northwest. Stacey
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 through their unusual
and occasionally transgressive activities. They plunged into Liberty Party politics,
vociferously supported a Quaker-led boycott of slave goods, and tirelessly aided fugitives
and free blacks in their communities. Western women worked closely with male abolitionists,
belying the notion of separate spheres that characterized abolitionism in the East.
The contested history of race relations in the West also affected the development
of abolitionism in the region, necessitating a pragmatic bent in their activities.
Female antislavery societies focused on eliminating racist laws, aiding fugitive slaves,
and building and sustaining schools for blacks. This approach required that abolitionists
of all stripes work together, and women proved especially adept at such cooperation
Sujet(s) : Femmes abolitionnistes -- États-Unis (Vieux Nord-Ouest) -- 19e siècle
Mouvements antiesclavagistes -- États-Unis (Vieux Nord-Ouest) -- 19e siècle
Femmes -- Activité politique -- États-Unis (Vieux Nord-Ouest) -- 19e siècle
États-Unis (Vieux Nord-Ouest) -- 19e siècle
Identifiants, prix et caractéristiques : ISBN 9780807834084 (cloth) (alk. paper). - ISBN 0807834084 (cloth) (alk. paper)
Identifiant de la notice : ark:/12148/cb42495120d
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