02814nam 2200673 a 450 991078036900332120230207223236.0979-88-908717-1-80-8078-6328-9(CKB)111087027917626(EBL)413455(OCoLC)476237613(SSID)ssj0000245860(PQKBManifestationID)11200098(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000245860(PQKBWorkID)10196362(PQKB)11414933(Au-PeEL)EBL413455(CaPaEBR)ebr10202603(MiAaPQ)EBC413455(EXLCZ)9911108702791762620020529d2003 ub 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrSignatures of citizenship[electronic resource] petitioning, antislavery, and women's political identity /by Susan ZaeskeChapel Hill University of North Carolina Pressc20031 online resource (272 p.)Gender & American cultureDescription based upon print version of record.0-8078-5426-3 0-8078-2759-2 Includes bibliographical references (p. [213]-244) and index.The unfortunate word "petition" -- What can women do? -- A departure from their place -- A firebrand in our hands -- It's none of your business, gals -- Discreditable to the national character -- To shut against them this door -- Afterword, we can no longer be neglected or forgotten.This history analyzes women's antislavery petitions, the speeches calling women to petition and public reaction from 1831 to 1865. It argues that petitioning not only made significant steps to abolish slavery but also contributed toward transforming women's political identity.Gender & American culture.WomenPolitical activityUnited StatesHistoryWomen abolitionistsUnited StatesHistoryWomen social reformersUnited StatesHistoryAntislavery movementsUnited StatesHistoryWomenUnited StatesSocial conditionsWomen political activistsUnited StatesHistoryWomenPolitical activityHistory.Women abolitionistsHistory.Women social reformersHistory.Antislavery movementsHistory.WomenSocial conditions.Women political activistsHistory.305.42/0973Zaeske Susan1558058MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910780369003321Signatures of citizenship3822149UNINA