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Women's Rights and Transatlantic Antislavery in the Era of Emancipation (The David Brion Davis Series) - Softcover

 
9780300115932: Women's Rights and Transatlantic Antislavery in the Era of Emancipation (The David Brion Davis Series)
Softcover
ISBN 10: 0300115938 ISBN 13: 9780300115932
Publisher: Yale University Press, 2007

Synopsis

Two epochal developments profoundly influenced the history of the Atlantic world between 1770 and 1870-the rise of women's rights activism and the drive to eliminate chattel slavery. The contributors to this volume, eminent scholars from a variety of disciplines, investigate the intertwining histories of abolitionism and feminism on both sides of the Atlantic during this dynamic century of change. They illuminate the many ways that the two movements developed together and influenced one another. Approaching a wide range of transnational topics, the authors ask how conceptions of slavery and gendered society differed in the United States, France, Germany, and Britain; how women's activism reached across national boundaries; how racial identities affected the boundaries of women's activism; and what was distinctive about African-American women's participation as activists. Their thought-provoking answers provide rich insights into the history of struggles for social justice across the Atlantic world.

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About the Author

Kathryn Kish Sklar is Distinguished Professor of History, State University of New York at Binghamton. She lives in Susquehanna County, PA. James Brewer Stewart is James Wallace Professor of History, Macalester College. He lives in St. Paul.

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Publisher
Yale University Press
Publication date
2007
Language
English
ISBN 10 
0300115938
ISBN 13 
9780300115932
Binding
Paperback
Number of pages
410
Editor
Sklar Kathryn Kish