And the Spirit Moved Them : The Lost Radical History of America's First Feminists.
- 1st ed.
- 1 online resource (195 pages)
Intro -- Praise -- Title Page -- Copyright -- Dedication -- Acknowledgments -- Contents -- Foreword: Holy Indignation by Cornel West -- Introduction: Her Voice, Her Pen, Her Purse -- Chapter One: Band of Sisters -- Chapter Two: A Convention Like No Other -- Chapter Three: A Public Voice -- Chapter Four: Fiery Backlash -- Chapter Five: Walking with God -- Chapter Six: Sympathy for the Woman -- Chapter Seven: A Bodyguard of Hearts -- Conclusion: "Thine in the Bonds of Womanhood" -- Notes -- Appendix A. Timeline of the Abolitionist Women's Movement -- Image Permissions -- About the Author -- Also by Feminist Press -- About Feminist Press.
This account of faith and solidarity excavates the forgotten radical activism that confronted race and gender in pre-Civil War America.