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The agitators : three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights /

Chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward and Martha Wright, friends and neighbors in Auburn, New York, discussing their vital roles in the Underground Railroad, abolition and the early women's rights movement.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Wickenden, Dorothy (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, an imprint of Simon & Schuster, [2021]
Edition:First Scribner hardcover edition.
Subjects:
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Wright, Martha Coffin, > 1806-1875.
Seward, Frances Adeline, > 1844-1866.
Women abolitionists > New York (State) > Auburn > Biography.
Underground Railroad > New York (State) > Auburn.
Antislavery movements > New York (State) > Auburn.
Women's rights > United States > History > 19th century.
Auburn (N.Y.) > History > 19th century.
HISTORY / Women.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women.
HISTORY / United States / Civil War Period (1850-1877)
Description
Summary:Chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward and Martha Wright, friends and neighbors in Auburn, New York, discussing their vital roles in the Underground Railroad, abolition and the early women's rights movement.
Physical Description:xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476760735
147676073X