Polish Immigrants and American Reform : Eight Leaders in the Antebellum Women's Rights and Anti-Slavery Movements

Pula, James S.

McFarland & Co Inc（2023/06発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 194 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9781476691916
• DDC分類 973.04918500922

Full Description

Between the American Revolution and the Civil War, two of the most persistent themes in American history were immigration and the growth of reform movements, among them women's rights and the antislavery crusade. The front ranks of these movements were swollen with recent arrivals.

Eight individuals of Polish ancestry made noteworthy contributions to the betterment of women's status in the U.S. and to the eradication of human bondage. This collection of biographical articles provides their personal background information, explanation of their contributions, commentary by their contemporaries and historical interpretation of their significance.

Contents

Table of Contents

Preface

 1. Setting the Context: Antebellum Reform and the Growing Nation

 2. "Giving them liberty": Tadeusz Kościuszko

 3. "Devoted to Universal Liberty": Thomas Lewinski

 4. "The noblest deed in a hundred years": Włodzimierz B. Krzyżanowski

 5. "From my youth I have dreamt of freedom": Jan Józef Tyssowski

 6. "To work for the elevation of woman": Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska

 7. "I will not be silent": Michael Heilprin

 8. "Not as a gift of charity": Ernestine Potowska Rose

 9. "The curse of America": Adam Gurowski

10. "What is liberty without equality of rights": Conclusions

11. Documents

Kościuszko Issues the Połaniec Manifesto

Lewinski Supports the Prospectus for The True American

Krzyżanowski Opposes the "Slave Dogma"

Tyssowski Issues the Kraków Manifesto

Marie Zakrzewska Reflects on the Gender Difference in Names

Michael Heilprin's Reply to Rabbi Raphall

Ernestine Potowska Rose Promotes Women's Rights

Adam Gurowski Criticizes Slavery in America

Chapter Notes

Bibliography

Index