TY - BOOK ID - 73343766 TI - Women against slavery : the British campaigns, 1780-1870 PY - 1992 SN - 0415066697 0203645316 9780203645314 9780415066693 1134798814 9781134798810 9786610114948 1280114940 1138142824 9781134798766 9781134798803 9781138142824 9780415127080 1134798806 PB - London ; New York Routledge DB - UniCat KW - Antislavery movements KW - History KW - Women political activists KW - 18th century KW - 19th century KW - Antislavery movements -- Great Britain. KW - Electronic books. -- local. KW - Women abolitionists -- Great Britain. KW - Women abolitionists KW - Communities - Social Classes KW - Sociology & Social History KW - Social Sciences KW - Abolitionists KW - Women social reformers UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:73343766 AB - This comprehensive study of women anti-slavery campaigners fills a serious gap in abolitionist history. Covering all stages of the campaign, <EM>Women Against Slavery</EM> uses hitherto neglected sources to build up a vivid picture of the lives, words and actions of the women who were involved, and their distinctive contribution to the abolitionist movement. It looks at the way women's participation influenced the organisation, activities, policy and ideology of the campaign, and analyses the impact of female activism on women's own attitudes to their social roles, and their participation in p ER -