A civil life in an uncivil time: Julia Wilbur's struggle for purpose
Politique et gouvernement, Sociologie, Biographies, Femmes (biographies), Etats-Unis (histoire), Histoire (biographies), Histoire, Religion (biographies)
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Résumé
Biography of Quaker abolitionist, focusing on the years she spent in the Washington, DC, area during the Civil War. Draws on Wilbur's diaries to detail her decades in Rochester, New York; her decision to move at age forty-seven; her experiences… in Union-occupied Alexandria, Virginia; the daily life of escaped slaves; and more. 2017