America's Joan of Arc
One of the most celebrated women of her time, Anna Elizabeth Dickinson was a charismatic orator, writer, and actress, who rose to fame during the Civil War. In "America's Joan of Arc," Gallman offers the first full-length biography of Dickinson to appear in over half a century.
Women oratorsOratorsWomen's rightsAbolitionistsFeministsWomen abolitionistsAntislavery movementsBiographyHistoryAntislavery movements, united statesUnited states, history, 19th century