Barbara Egger Lennon

Description

Selected and edited by renowned women's historian Carol Berkin, these brief biographies are designed for use in undergraduate courses. Rather than a comprehensive approach, each biography focuses instead on a particular aspect of a women's life that is emblematic of her time, or which made her a pivotal figure in the era.;Introduction -- 1 Pious Pioneering: The Roots of Reform, 1810 / 1827 -- 2 Growing Pains: Teaching and Single Life, 1827 / 1834 -- 3 The Beginning of Antislavery Commitment, 1834 / 1837 -- 4 Oberlin College and the Power of Education, 1837 / 1840 -- 5 The Maturation and Merging of Teaching and Antislavery, 1840 / 1850 -- 6 Women's Rights and Career Achievements, 1850 / 1860 -- 7 The Civil War, Blindness, and Postwar Reform, 1860 / 1872. Introduction -- 1 Pious Pioneering: The Roots of Reform, 1810 / 1827 -- 2 Growing Pains: Teaching and Single Life, 1827 / 1834 -- 3 The Beginning of Antislavery Commitment, 1834 / 1837 -- 4 Oberlin College and the Power of Education, 1837 / 1840 -- 5 The Maturation and Merging of Teaching and Antislavery, 1840 / 1850 -- 6 Women's Rights and Career Achievements, 1850 / 1860 -- 7 The Civil War, Blindness, and Postwar Reform, 1860 / 1872.