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Her voice will be on the side of right : gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction

Title
Her voice will be on the side of right : gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction / Holly M. Kent.
Author
Kent, Holly M., 1981-
Publication
Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2017]

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Additional Authors
Kent State University. Press, publisher.
Description
xi, 204 pages; 24 cm.
Series Statement
American abolitionism and antislavery
Uniform Title
American abolitionism and antislavery.
Alternative Title
Gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction
Subjects
Genre/Form
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bibliography (note)
  • Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
Contents
Introduction. "How a woman touches the world's heart" : women and antislavery fiction in the Antebellum Era -- "Her heart was touched with the wrongs of the injured ones" : the emergence of women's antislavery fiction, 1821-1832 -- "An influence comparatively silent, but deep, and strong, and irresistible" : women's literature and the rise of radical abolitionism 1831-1839 -- "They did not relinquish freedom without a struggle" : violence, empowerment, and moral suasion, 1839-1851 -- "We women will set all things right" : moral suasion and political empowerment, 1851-1861 -- Conclusion. "The duty of woman in aiding in extending this influence of letters."
Call Number
Sc E 18-470
ISBN
  • 9781606353172
  • 1606353179
  • 9781631012778 (canceled/invalid)
LCCN
2017016131
OCLC
990778017
Author
Kent, Holly M., 1981- author.
Title
Her voice will be on the side of right : gender and power in women's antebellum antislavery fiction / Holly M. Kent.
Publisher
Kent, Ohio : The Kent State University Press, [2017]
Type of Content
text
Type of Medium
unmediated
Type of Carrier
volume
Series
American abolitionism and antislavery
American abolitionism and antislavery.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.
Chronological Term
1800-1899
Added Author
Kent State University. Press, publisher.
Research Call Number
Sc E 18-470
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