Overview

Women Against Slavery uses neglected sources to build a vivid picture of the lives, words and actions of the women who were involved in the abolitionist movement. It looks at the way women's participation influenced the organization, activities, policy and ideology of the campaign, and analyses the impact of female activism on women's own attitudes regarding their social roles, and their participation in public life. Exploring the vital role played by gender in shaping the movement as a whole, this account makes an important contribution to the debate on gender and race'.

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The scope of this careful and scholarly study makes it very useful for expanding the inclusion of women and social history in nineteenth-century world history. <br>- Journal of World History, Fall 1997 <br> Thoroughly researched and impressively argued, this book contributes a great deal to our understanding of the gendered and dichotomous nature of British abolitionism. Midgley has provided nineteenth century scholars with a thought provoking study which deserves an audience beyond those specialists for whom it will be essential reading. <br>- The Victorian Review <br>

The scope of this careful and scholarly study makes it very useful for expanding the inclusion of women and social history in nineteenth-century world history. - Journal of World History, Fall 1997 Thoroughly researched and impressively argued, this book contributes a great deal to our understanding of the gendered and dichotomous nature of British abolitionism. Midgley has provided nineteenth century scholars with a thought provoking study which deserves an audience beyond those specialists for whom it will be essential reading. - The Victorian Review

`... her book will become a standard reference work for scholars of the anti-slavery movement.' - Social History Society Newsletter

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Clare Midgley

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