Ahead of her time : Abby Kelley and the politics of anti-slavery

Sterling, Dorothy 1913- (Author).

Record details

ISBN: 0393030261 :
Physical Description: 436 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
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Publisher: New York : W.W. Norton, 1991.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (p. 41-418) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

The education of Abby Kelley -- A wider world -- Women find their voices -- The call -- A public-speaking woman -- War to the knife's point -- The notorious Abby Kelley -- A New Hampshire fanatic -- Along the psychic highway -- Antislavery politics -- The path of true love and other matters -- Lord, what a tongue she's got -- Conflicting claims -- Bloody feet, sisters! -- General agent -- The irrepressible conflict -- Nothing is done while anything remains to be done -- A lonely rocket in a dark sky.