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Lydia Maria Child : the quest for racial justice /

A biography of the popular writer who, in the mid-nineteenth century, gave up her literary success to fight for the abolition of slavery, for women's rights, and for the fair treatment of American Indians.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Kenschaft, Lori J.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Oxford University Press, [2002]
Series:Oxford portraits.
Subjects:
Child, Lydia Maria, > 1802-1880 > Juvenile literature.
Women social reformers > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Women abolitionists > United States > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Authors, American > 19th century > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Child, Lydia Maria Francis, > 1802-1880.
Authors, American.
Abolitionists.
Women > Biography.
Description
Summary:A biography of the popular writer who, in the mid-nineteenth century, gave up her literary success to fight for the abolition of slavery, for women's rights, and for the fair treatment of American Indians.
Physical Description:126 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references (pages 116-119) and index.
ISBN:0195132572 (alk. paper)