Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott

Maria mott hallowell, known as may, was born in 1860 in medford, massachusetts, to richard price hallowell and anna coffin davis hallowell. The volume of selected letters from mott has been published by the university of illinois press. She had formed the idea of reforming the position of women in society when she was amongst the women excluded from the world antislavery convention in 1840. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott by beverly wilson palmer, holly byers ochoa, carol faulkner hardcover book, 640 pages see other available editions description this landmark volume makes widely available for the first time the correspondence of the quaker activist lucretia coffin mott. Project muse selected letters of lucretia coffin mott. January 3, 1793 november 11, 1880 was an american quaker, abolitionist, a womens rights activist, and a social reformer. An invaluable resource on an extraordinary woman, these selected letters reveal the incisive mind, clear sense of mission, and levelheaded personality that made lucretia coffin mott a natural leader and a major force in nineteenthcentury american life. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott by lucretia. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott the first volume to include complete transcriptions of the early activist motts private letters, shedding light not only on her astounding and prescient reform activities but on the personal and private world of america in the19thcentury as well. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women, gender, and sexuality in american history. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott by beverly wilson palmer, 9780252026744, available at book depository with free delivery worldwide. Buy selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women, gender, and sexuality in american history book online at best prices in india on. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott by beverly wilson. Buy selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women.

Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women in american. Download pdf letters to lucretia free online new books. Lucretia coffin mott family tree along with family connections to other famous kin. The biographical directory provides a documented chronology to those individuals who figure prominently in the correspondence. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women, gender, and sexuality in american history and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Dedicated to reform of almost every kindtemperance, peace, equal rights. Famous people and quotes the seneca falls convention. Lucretia coffin mott 17931880, an american quaker, devoted her life to the abolition of slavery, womens rights, school and prison reforms, temperance, peace, and religious tolerance. Lucretia mott s diary of her visit to great britain to attend the worlds antislavery convention of 1840. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott digital commons. The selected letters of lucretia mott national archives. A powerful orator, she dedicated her life to speaking out against racial and gender injustice. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women in american history beverly wilson palmer isbn.

The edition has been published by university of illinois press. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott lucretia mott. To purchase a copy call sales for uip at 8005454703. Enlarge selected letters of lucretia coffin mott pomona college publisher. Genealogy charts for lucretia coffin mott may include up to 30 generations of. Her husband was james mott and she had one sister named martha coffin wright. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women, gender. The volume of selected letters from mott has been published by the university of. Lucretia coffin mott was an american quaker, abolitionist, a womens rights activist, and a social reformer. Publication of the letters is an outcome of the lucretia coffin mott papers project, founded in 1997 to identify and compile a database of all extant mott correspondence. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women, gender, and. Although a major figure in the reform movements of the nineteenthcentury, mott s importance has been underestimated by the public and scholars until recently.

The lucretia coffin mott papers project aims to gather all existing letters to and from this early womens rights leader and will create a database of all existing correspondence. Click download or read online button to letters to lucretia book pdf for free now. Scrupulously reproduced and annotated, these letters illustrate the length and breadth of her public life as a leading reformer while providing an intimate glimpse of her family life. Along with the letters palmer includes a well documented chronology ofmotts entire life. This landmark volume makes widely available for the first time the correspondence of the quaker activist lucretia coffin mott. In 1879 at 87 years old she, in her usual breathless fashion, told of a trip where she spied two quilts at the house of industry at least i think that is what she is talking about. Pdf lucretia mott s heresy ebooks includes pdf, epub. Scholars wanting to pursue their own research will find the guide to lucretia motts correspondence in the appendix to be particularly valuable. Selected letters of lucretia coffin mott university of illinois press. Palmer has selected letters covering all aspects of motts life as a mother, daughter, wife, friend, sister, activist, and public friend. Buy selected letters of lucretia coffin mott women in american history women, gender, and sexuality in american history by beverly wilson palmer isbn. An invaluable resource on an extraordinary woman, these selected letters reveal the incisive mind, clear sense of mission, and levelheaded personality that made lucretia coffin mott a natural.

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In the true married relationship, the independence of husband and wife will be equal, their dependence mutual, and their obligations reciprocal. Born on january 3, 1793 on nantucket island, massachusetts, mott was the second of thomas coffin jr. This is an important book for pacifist friends today. The first volume to include complete transcriptions of the early activist motts private letters, shedding light not only on her astounding and prescient reform.