Bibliograph

Speak a word for freedom, women against slavery, Janet Willen and Marjorie Gann

Type

Label

Speak a word for freedom, women against slavery, Janet Willen and Marjorie Gann

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Speak a word for freedom

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

919746057

Responsibility statement

Janet Willen and Marjorie Gann

Sub title

women against slavery

Summary

From the early days of the antislavery movement, when political action by women was frowned upon, British and American women were tireless and uncompromising campaigners. Without their efforts, emancipation would have taken much longer. And the commitment of today's women, who fight against human trafficking and child slavery, descends directly from that of the early female activists. Speak a Word for Freedom: Women against Slavery tells the story of fourteen of these women

Target audience

adolescent

Classification