Women, Dissent and Anti-Slavery in Britain and America, 1790-1865
Download or Read eBook Women, Dissent and Anti-Slavery in Britain and America, 1790-1865 PDF written by Elizabeth J. Clapp and published by Oxford University Press. This book was released on 2011-04-21 with total page 225 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle.
Author | : Elizabeth J. Clapp |
Publisher | : Oxford University Press |
Total Pages | : 225 |
Release | : 2011-04-21 |
ISBN-10 | : 9780199585489 |
ISBN-13 | : 0199585482 |
Rating | : 4/5 (89 Downloads) |
Book Synopsis Women, Dissent and Anti-Slavery in Britain and America, 1790-1865 by : Elizabeth J. Clapp
Book excerpt: This volume of eight essays examines the role that religious traditions, practices and beliefs played in women's involvement in the British and American campaigns to abolish slavery during the late eighteenth and early nineteenth centuries. It focuses on women who belonged to the Puritan and dissenting traditions.