Excerpts from the slave narrative of Harriet Jacobs.
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The constitution of the first female abolitionist society, started by free Black women in Massachusetts.
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The story of Elizabeth Jennings, who fought the segregation of New York City streetcars in 1854.
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Two examples of antebellum propaganda written to shape the minds of children.
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An advertisement that demonstrates the immediate popularity and reach of Harriet Beecher Stowe’s masterwork.
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Two documents that demonstrate some ways enslaved women resisted slavery in the antebellum period.
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The story of an enslaved woman who became one of the most important social justice activists in American history.
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An excerpt from Lydia Maria Child’s dramatic retelling of the attack on Lawrence, Kansas.
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The story of two southern white women who became leading abolitionists and women’s rights activists.
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Four sources that demonstrate the scope and scale of the Sanitary Fairs organized by Union women.
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