Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. Acknowledgments ix
4. 1. “Give me liberty of thought”: The Seeds of Radicalism 1
5. 2. Dress Reform and The Sibyl 17
6. 3. “The ark of reform”: Civil War Surgeon 31
7. 4. Surgeon, Spy, Prisoner of War 53
8. 5. Interlude 75
9. 6. Touring Britain: The Creation of a Public Self 84
10. 7. “A Representative Woman” 100
11. 8. A Crusader’s Hit 119
12. 9. Women’s Rights Unmasked 134
13. 10. The Courtroom, the Legislature, Party Politics 164
14. 11. A Pragmatic Utopia 186
15. 12. Anti-Imperialism and the World Stage 211
16. 13. The Age of Alienation 229
17. 14. The Pioneer Embraced 241
18. Epilogue 253
19. Notes 255
20. Index 287
21. About the Author 309