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The agitators three friends who fought for abolition and women's rights

Chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward, and Martha Wright--friends and neighbors in Auburn, New York--discussing their vital roles in the Underground Railroad, abolition, and the early women's rights movement.

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Main Author: Wickenden, Dorothy (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Scribner, 2021.
Subjects:
Women abolitionists > New York (State) > Auburn > Biography.
Tubman, Harriet, > 1822-1913.
Wright, Martha Coffin, > 1806-1875.
Seward, Frances Adeline, > 1844-1866.
Underground Railroad > New York (State) > Auburn.
Antislavery movements > New York (State) > Auburn.
Women's rights > United States > History > 19th century.
Auburn (N.Y.) > History > 19th century.
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Summary:Chronicles the revolutionary activities of Harriet Tubman, Frances Seward, and Martha Wright--friends and neighbors in Auburn, New York--discussing their vital roles in the Underground Railroad, abolition, and the early women's rights movement.
Physical Description:xiv, 384 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781476760742
1476760748
9781476760735
147676073X
Author Notes:Dorothy Wickenden, the author of the New York Times bestseller Nothing Dounted, is the executive editor of The New Yorker. She also writes for the magazine and moderates its weekly podcast Politics and More. A recipient of MacDowell and Nieman fellowships, Wickenden was the national affairs editor at Newsweek, and before that, the longtime executive editor at The New Republic. Wickenden lives with her husband in Westchester, New York.

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