Signatures of citizenship : petitioning, antislavery, & women's political identity / by Susan Zaeske.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zaeske, Susan
Language:English
Published: Chapel Hill : University of North Carolina Press, [2003], ©2003.
Series:Gender & American culture.
Subjects:
Women > Political activity > United States > History.
Women abolitionists > United States > History.
Women social reformers > United States > History.
Antislavery movements > United States > History.
Women > United States > Social conditions.
Women political activists > United States > History.
Physical Description:xiii, 253 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Format: Book
Contents:
  • The unfortunate word "petition"
  • What can women do?
  • A departure from their place
  • A firebrand in our hands
  • It's none of your business, gals
  • Discreditable to the national character
  • To shut against them this door
  • Afterword, we can no longer be neglected or forgotten.