PREFACE

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. PREFACE ix
3. CONTENTS xiii
4. Chapter One. ISLAND HERITAGE 1
5. Chapter Two. BOSTON INTERLUDE 12
6. Chapter Three. NINE PARTNERS BOARDING SCHOOL 15
7. Chapter Four. WIDENING PATHS Thomas Coffin had provided a comfortable home for 22
8. Chapter Five. REVOLT AND FAITH 30
9. Chapter Six. SOCIAL REFORM 44
10. Chapter Seven. A STEP AHEAD 64
11. Chapter Eight. "THE PROPER SPHERE OF WOMEN" GREAT BRITAIN—1840 76
12. Chapter Nine. ONE-THIRTY-SIX NORTH NINTH STREET 92
13. Chapter Ten. " IN THE WAY CALLED HERESY" 107
14. Chapter Eleven. THE LAUNCHING OF WOMAN'S RIGHTS 123
15. Chapter Twelve. THE PATH FROM SENEGA FALLS 136
16. Chapter Thirteen. ANTISLAVERY 154
17. Chapter Fourteen. A WOULD-BE RESPITE 171
18. Chapter Fifteen. "ALL THESE REFORMS" 179
19. Chapter Sixteen. EVENING 196
20. BIBLIOGRAPHY 211
21. NOTES 215
22. INDEX 231