American Women and the Abolitionist Movement

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This paper discusses the role of American women in the abolitionist movement. It explores the key players, their contributions and how they influenced their male counterparts. It expands on the ways that female abolitionists challenged notions of separate male and female spheres. The author also mentions the way that immediatism led to feminism.

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"Abolitionist Movement American women had a significant impact on the abolitionist movement. Female abolitionists in fact became the leaders of the nation's first feminist movement and were instrumental in organizing the ..."

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