Description
This comprehensive study of women anti-slavery campaigners fills a serious gap in abolitionist history. Covering all stages of the campaign, Women Against Slavery uses hitherto neglected sources to build up a vivid picture of the lives, words and actions of the women who were involved, and their distinctive contribution to the abolitionist movement. It looks at the way women's participation influenced the organisation, activities, policy and ideology of the campaign, and analyses the impact of female activism on women's own attitudes to their social roles, and their participation in public life. Exploring the vital role played by gender in shaping the movement as a whole, this book makes an important contribution to the debate on `race' and gender.
Table of Contents
Part I Women Against the Slave Trade, 1783-1815 2. Participants from the First Part II Women Against British Colonial Slavery, 182-1838 3. `Cement of the whole Antislavery building' 4. Anti-slavery in the Fabric of Women's Lives 5. Perspectives, Principles and Policies Part III Women and `Universal Abolition', 1834-1868 6. The Transatlantic Sisterhood 7. The `Woman Question' 8. A Lingering Concern 9. Anti-Slavery and Women: Interpreting the New Picture
