Women in the world of Frederick Douglass /

"In his extensive writings, Frederick Douglass revealed little about his private life. His famous autobiographies present him overcoming unimaginable trials to gain his freedom and establish his identity-all in service to his public role as an abolitionist. But in both the public and domestic s...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Fought, Leigh, 1967- (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York, NY : Oxford University Press, 2017.
Subjects:	Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895 > Relations with women. African American abolitionists > Biography. Douglass, Frederick, > 1818-1895. African American abolitionists. Relations with women. Biography. Biographies.

Table of Contents:

"A true mother's heart"
Anna Murray, Mrs. Frederick Douglass, 1810-1848
"The cause of the slave has been peculiarly woman's cause," 1841-1847
"The pecuniary burdens," 1847-1853
"I wont have her in my house," 1848-1858
The Woman's Rights Man and his daughter, 1848-1861
Principle and expediency, 1861-1870
"Her true worth," 1866-1883
Helen Pitts, Mrs. Frederick Douglass, 1837-1890
Legacies, 1891-1895
Epilogue: Afterlife, 1895-1903.