Sister societies: women's antislavery organizations in antebellum America
Introduction : the power of association -- Antecedents, 1760-1831 : influences and organizations -- Organizational beginnings, 1832-1837 : networks and spheres -- United amid differences, 1836-1837 : conventions and petitions -- Internal divisions, 1837-1840 : debates and choices -- Transition and transformation, 1841-1855 : morality and politics -- Conclusion : Civil War and emancipation, 1861-1870 : ironies and legacies.