TY - BOOK ID - 3017407 TI - Their Right to Speak PY - 2009 SN - 0674019229 0674042220 9780674042223 9780674019225 PB - Cambridge, MA DB - UniCat KW - Women political activists KW - Political participation KW - Women abolitionists KW - Antislavery movements KW - Indians of North America KW - Indians, Treatment of KW - Petitions KW - History KW - Relocation. KW - Public opinion KW - Citizen participation KW - Community action KW - Community involvement KW - Community participation KW - Involvement, Community KW - Mass political behavior KW - Participation, Citizen KW - Participation, Community KW - Participation, Political KW - Political activity KW - Political behavior KW - Social pressure KW - Indians KW - Abolitionists KW - Women social reformers KW - Political activists KW - Political rights KW - Social participation KW - Politics, Practical KW - Government relations KW - United States KW - 19th century KW - Relocation KW - Indians [Treatment of ] KW - Petitory actions UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:3017407 AB - In this groundbreaking study, Portnoy links antebellum Indian removal debates with crucial, simultaneous debates about African Americans--abolition of slavery and African colonization--revealing ways European American women negotiated prohibitions to make their voices heard. Situating the debates within contemporary, competing ideas about race, religion, and nation, Portnoy examines the means by which women argued for a "right to speak" on national policy. ER -