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<p>Abolitionist, women's rights activist, and social reformer, Angelina Grimké (1805-79) was among the first women in American history to seize the public stage in pursuit of radical social reform. "I will lift up my voice like a trumpet," she proclaimed, "and show this people their transgressions." And when she did lift her voice in public, on behalf of the public, she found that, in creating herself, she might transform the world. In the process, Grimké crossed the wires of race, gender, and power, and produced explosions that lit up the world of antebellum reform. Among the most remarkable features of Angelina Grimké's rhetorical career was her ability to stage public contests for the soul of America—bringing opposing ideas together to give them voice, depth, and range to create new and more compelling visions of social change.&nbsp;<br> &nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;<i>&nbsp; Angelina Grimké: Rhetoric, Identity, and the Radical Imagination</i> is the first full-length study to explore the rhetorical legacy of this most unusual advocate for human rights. Stephen Browne examines her epistolary and oratorical art and argues that rhetoric gave Grimké a means to fashion not only her message bu

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Author

Stephen H Browne; American Council of Learned Societies

Publisher

Michigan State University Press

Published

1999

Language

EN

ISBN

9780585207551

Category

nonfiction

Subjects

History, Biography, Language Learning