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A revolutionary woman : Elizabeth Freeman and the abolition of slavery in the North /

"At the end of the American Revolution, Elizabeth Freeman was an enslaved widow and mother living in Massachusetts. Hearing the words of the new Massachusetts state constitution which declared liberty and equality for all, she sought the help of a young lawyer named Theodore Sedgwick. The lawsu...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Tesiero, Donna, 1954- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Jefferson, North Carolina : McFarland & Company, Inc., Publishers, [2024]
Subjects:
Freeman, Elizabeth, > 1744?-1829.
Freeman, Elizabeth, > 1744?-1829 > Trials, litigation, etc.
Enslaved women > Massachusetts > Biography.
Enslaved persons > Massachusetts > Biography.
African American women > Massachusetts > Biography.
Slavery > Massachusetts > History > 18th century.
Massachusetts > Biography.
Femmes esclaves > Massachusetts > Biographies.
Noires américaines > Massachusetts > Biographies.
Massachusetts > Biographies.
Table of Contents:
  • Beginnings
  • "Which was the slave and which was the real mistress?"
  • Revolutions Near and Far
  • A New Life and America's Second Rebellion
  • Raising a Family and Building a Government
  • "The main pillar of our household"
  • A Brilliant Career, a Blind Eye
  • A Place of Her Own and a Long Goodbye
  • Big Decisions
  • A Mother to Them All
  • Sunset.