
The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights
Dorothy Wickenden
The Agitators: Three Friends Who Fought for Abolition and Women’s Rights
Dorothy Wickenden
#3777 of 3,809 books · #1179 in History
Longlisted for the Plutarch Award (2022).
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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- Simon and Schuster
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- 9781476760735
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Awards
- The Plutarch AwardLonglisted(2022)
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