Dorothea Dix Vol. 127New England Reformer |
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| Author:
| Brown, Thomas J. |
| Series title: | Harvard Historical Studies |
| ISBN: | 978-0-674-21488-0 |
| Publication Date: | Oct 1998 |
| Publisher: | Harvard University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | AUD $136.95 |
Book Description:
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An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, Dix, an old-line Whig, sought to promote national harmony and became the only New England social reformer to work successfully in the lower South right up to the eve of secession.
An activist who disdained the women's rights and antislavery movements, Dix, an old-line Whig, sought to promote national harmony and became the only New England social reformer to work successfully in the lower South right up to the eve of secession.