THE FEMALE FIGHT FOR ABOLITION
The original piece that inspired my re-purposing project, "The Female Fight for Abolition: Motherhood as an Anti-Slavery Device in The Liberty Bell Books," was written for my Sex and Gender History class in April 2015. By critically examining The Liberty Bell books, a series published by the Boston Female Anti-Slavery Society from 1839-1858, I found that motherhood was frequently used by female abolitionists to gain sympathy for their cause. Women used this technique not because they felt their role as mothers was their defining characteristic, but rather because it was the only way they could enter political discourse at the time.
On this page, I have included my final paper, which anybody interested in Antebellum America, slavery, women's and gender history, or the uses of literature and print in history should feel free to read.
Annotated Copies of The Liberty Bell
I have also included my annotated copies of The Liberty Bell (available via the University of Michigan Libraries). These four editions of the series, written between 1839 and 1844, were the primary documents I used to compose my essay. Throughout each text, I made note of particularly useful or interesting passages, many of which later served as evidence supporting my argument. Additionally, the ideas found in these documents were used in my finished, re-purposed piece.
If you find archival documents alluring, like I do, click one (or all!) of the icons to the right and take a look at these sources
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After reading the original, take a look at how I changed things up
Illustrations from The Liberty Bell