Women in Antebellum Reform

by Lori D. Ginzberg

Book Overview

This is a soul-stirring era," remarked the Reverend William Mitchell in 1835, "and will be so recorded in the annals of time." Countless antebellum reformers agreed. The United States was awash in efforts to change itself, a "sisterhood of reforms" emerging to characterize the efforts of hundreds of thousands of Americans. In all of this, women played an important role.

In her latest publication, Professor Ginzberg offers a view of women...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0882959514
• ISBN13: 9780882959511
• Release Date: January 2000
• Publisher: Wiley-Blackwell
• Length: 168 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.4" x 8.1"