The Hour and the Woman by Deborah Anna Logan

The Hour and the Woman by Deborah Anna Logan

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A British journalist and pioneering social reformer, Harriet Martineau reigned at the forefront of 19th century debates about social and political issues. This work chronicles her life, showing how she fought for the eradication of slavery.

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The Hour and the Woman by Deborah Anna Logan

A British journalist and pioneering social reformer, Harriet Martineau reigned at the forefront of 19th century debates about social and political issues. This work chronicles her life, showing how she fought for the eradication of slavery.

"A splendid book, richly detailed and well documentedLogan builds an excellent case for a restoration of Martineau's status as one of the leading Victorian intellectuals and political activists."—Gayle Graham Yates, author of Harriet Martineau on Women
"A significant contribution about a writer who is gradually but steadily assuming a central place in nineteenth-century studies and women's history."
-Maria Frawley, University of Delaware

Deborah Anna Logan, editor of Harriet Martineau's Writings on Slavery and the American Civil War, is Assistant Professor of English at Western Kentucky University in Bowling Green.

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ISBN 13 9780875802978
ISBN 10 0875802974
Title The Hour and the Woman
Author Deborah Anna Logan
Condition Unavailable
Binding Type Hardback
Publisher Cornell University Press
Year published 2002-09-20
Number of pages 343
Cover note Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary.