Lucretia Mott Speaks: The Essential Speeches and Sermons

By Lucretia Mott

Book Overview

Drawing on widely scattered archives, newspaper accounts, and other sources, Lucretia Mott Speaks collects the essential speeches and remarks from Mott's remarkable sixty-year career as one of the great reformers in American history. The editors have chosen selections representing important themes and events in her public life. Extensive annotations provide vibrant context and show Mott's engagement with allies and opponents. The speeches illuminate her passionate belief that her many causes were all intertwined. The result is an authoritative resource, one that enriches our understanding of Mott's views, rhetorical strategies, and still-powerful influence on American society.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0252085558
• ISBN13: 9780252085550
• Release Date: November 2020
• Publisher: University of Illinois Press
• Length: 264 Pages
• Weight: 1.50 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"