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Ahead of Her Time: Abby Kelley & the Politics of Antislavery
Ahead of Her Time Abby Kelley the Politics of Antislavery Author:Dorothy Sterling In the tumultuous years before the Civil War, a young white woman from a Quaker background came to embody commitment to the cause of antislavery and equal rights for black people. Abby Kelley became the abolitionist movement's chief money-raiser and organizer and its most radical member. She traveled hundreds of miles to awaken the country to th... more »e evils of slavery, braving hardship and prejudice as well as opening the way for other women, black and white, to take leadership roles. Now the full story of this principled woman has been told in Dorothy Sterling's compelling biography.« less