Book description
Challenging traditional histories of abolition, this book shifts the focus away from the East to show how the women of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, and Wisconsin helped build a vibrant antislavery movement in the Old Northwest.
Stacey Robertson argues that the environment of the Old Northwest--with its own complicated history…
Why read it?
1 author picked Hearts Beating for Liberty as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?
Robertson focuses on dedicated female abolitionists in the Midwest, whom scholars have neglected.
They threw themselves into their activism, supporting boycotts, aiding runaway slaves, and supporting reform parties. She highlights their flexibility and pragmatism, including their willingness to work with abolitionists of all backgrounds.
I found this title uplifting.
From Joan's list on gender and race in 18th and 19th Century America.
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