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Author Hunt, Helen, 1949- author.

Title And the spirit moved them : the lost radical history of America's first feminists / Helen LaKelly Hunt ; foreword by Cornel West.

Publication Info. New York : The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2017.

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 Avon Free Public Library - Adult Department  305.42 HUNT    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.4209 HUNT    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Main Library - Non Fiction  305.42 HUN    Check Shelf
Description xv, 241 pages : illustrations ; 21 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages 221-232).
Contents Foreword: Holy indignation / Cornel West -- Introduction: Her voice, her pen, her purse -- Band of sisters -- A convention like no other -- A public voice -- Fiery backlash -- Walking with God -- Sympathy for the woman -- A bodyguard of hearts -- "Thine in the bonds of womanhood" -- Appendix: Timeline of the abolitionist women's movement.
Summary ""Let me suggest, then, that the opening Chapter go farther back than 1848. From the time of the first Convention on Women-in New York 1837-the battle began."--Lucretia Mott, to Elizabeth Cady Stanton A decade prior to the Seneca Falls Convention, black and white women joined together at the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention in the first instance of political organizing by American women, for American women. United by their determination to reshape a society that told women to ignore the mechanisms of power, these pioneers converged abolitionism and women's rights. Incited by "holy indignation," they believed it was their God-given duty to challenge both slavery and patriarchy. Although the convention was written out of history largely for both its religious and interracial character, these women created a blueprint for an intersectional feminism that was centuries ahead of its time. Part historical investigation, part personal memoir, Hunt traces how her research into nineteenth-century organizing led her to become one of the most significant philanthropists in modern history. Hunt's journey to confront her position of power meant taking control of an oil fortune, being deployed on her behalf but without her knowledge, and acknowledging the feminist faith animating her life's work. Helen LaKelly Hunt, PhD, is a philanthropist, activist, and scholar. She helped found several organizations, including the Sister Fund, Women Moving Millions, and the Women's Funding Network. She is the author of Faith and Feminism and the coauthor of bestsellers including Giving the Love That Heals and Making Marriage Simple"-- Provided by publisher.
"Black and white women joined together at the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention. In this historical investigation, Hunt looks at the pioneers who converged abolitionism and women's rights, creating a blueprint for an intersectional feminism ahead of its time"-- Provided by publisher.
Subject Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women (1st : 1837 : New York, N.Y.)
Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women. (OCoLC)fst01406774
Feminism -- United States -- History -- 19th century.
Antislavery movements -- United States -- Congresses.
Slavery -- United States -- Congresses.
HISTORY -- United States -- 19th Century.
HISTORY -- Social History.
SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Women's Studies.
Antislavery movements. (OCoLC)fst00810800
Feminism. (OCoLC)fst00922671
Slavery. (OCoLC)fst01120426
United States. (OCoLC)fst01204155
Chronological Term 1800-1899
Genre/Form Conference papers and proceedings. (OCoLC)fst01423772
History. (OCoLC)fst01411628
Added Author West, Cornel, writer of foreword.
Other Form: Online version: Hunt, Helen, 1949- And the spirit moved them. New York : The Feminist Press at CUNY, 2017 9781558614284 (DLC) 2017012157
ISBN 9781558614291 (paperback)
155861429X (paperback)
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