petitioning, antislavery, & women's political identity
- Categories
- Book/Boek
- Creator
- Zaeske, Susan
- Publish Year
- 2003
- Shelfmark
- B4720 - B
- Thesaurus
- slavernij, abolitionisme, politieke participatie, volksvertegenwoordigers, mensenrechten, oorlog en vrede, Verenigde Staten, 19e eeuw, 20e eeuw
- Description
- In this history of women's antislavery petitions addressed to Congress, Zeske argues that by petitioning, women not only contributed significantly to the movement to abolish slavery, but also made important strides toward securing their own rights and transforming their own political identity. By analysing the language of women's antislavery petitions, speeches calling women to petition, congressional debates and public reaction to women's petitions from 1831 to 1865, she reconstructs and interprets debates over the meaning of female citizenship.