America's Joan of Arc : the life of Anna Elizabeth Dickinson / J. Matthew Gallman.
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TextPublication details: New York : Oxford University Press, 2006.Description: viii, 262 p. : ill. ; 24 cmISBN: - 0195161459
- 9780195161458
- 9780195339260 (pbk.)
- 0195339266 (pbk.)
- Dickinson, Anna E. (Anna Elizabeth), 1842-1932
- Women abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- Abolitionists -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- Women orators -- United States -- Biography
- Orators -- United States -- Biography
- Feminists -- Pennsylvania -- Biography
- Antislavery movements -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Women's rights -- United States -- History -- 19th century
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | Item holds |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia | Uz Dickinson A4371.O | Available | 266778 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. [219]-253) and index.
Early life and career -- "The necessities of the hour": Anna Dickinson's Civil War -- "Beloved of so many": the many faces of a woman in public -- "A woman of earnest convictions": the Lyceum -- What answer?: suffrage and citizenship in the postwar world -- "What new grief has come to you?: the personal and the political -- From the platform to the stage: clinging to fame -- Decline and fall -- A reputation defended -- Conclusion: memories and legacies.
Gift of Connie King.