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Betsy Mix Cowles : champion of equality /

"Betsy Mix Cowles--a bold reformer whose circle of acquaintances included Frederick Douglass, Abby Kelley, and William Lloyd Garrison--is a brilliant example of what an educated and independent woman can accomplish. A staunch defender of abolitionism, Cowles also took up the cause of women'...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Robertson, Stacey M.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Boulder, CO : Westview Press, a member of the Perseus Books Group, 2014.
Colección:Lives of American women.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Series Editor's Foreword; Acknowledgments; Introduction; 1. Pious Pioneering: The Roots of Reform, 1810-1827; 2. Growing Pains: Teaching and Single Life, 1827-1834; 3. The Beginning of Antislavery Commitment, 1834-1837; 4. Oberlin College and the Power of Education, 1837-1840; 5. The Maturation and Merging of Teaching and Antislavery, 1840-1850; 6. Women's Rights and Career Achievements, 1850-1860; 7. The Civil War, Blindness, and Postwar Reform, 1860-1872; Primary Sources; Study Questions; Notes; Annotated Bibliography; Index.