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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:

The Kent State University Press,

Copyright Date:

2017

Description:

xi, 204 pages ; 24 cm.

Subject:

American fiction--History and criticism.--History and criticism.
American fiction--19th century--History and criticism.
Antislavery movements in literature.
Slavery in literature.
Power (Social sciences) in literature.
Sex role in literature.

Other Authors:

Kent State University. Press, publisher.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 181-196) and index.

Contents:

Conclusion. "The duty of woman in aiding in extending this influence of letters." "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."

Series:

American abolitionism and antislavery

ISBN:

1606353179
9781606353172

OCLC:

(OCoLC)990778017

LCCN:

2017016131

Locations:

USUX851 -- Iowa State University - Parks Library (Ames)

PLAX964 -- Luther College - Preus Library (Decorah)

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)