02834nam 2200685 a 450 991081529610332120240418140852.0979-88-908717-1-80-8078-6328-9(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 Zaeske1st ed.Chapel 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 Susan1681398MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910815296103321Signatures of citizenship4050782UNINA