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Radical Friend

Amy Kirby Post and Her Activist Worlds

by Nancy A. Hewitt
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A pillar of radical activism in nineteenth-century America, Amy Kirby Post (1802–89) participated in a wide range of movements and labored tirelessly to orchestrate ties between issues, causes, and activists. A conductor on the Underground Railroad, co-organizer of the 1848 Rochester Woman's Rights Convention, and a key figure in progressive Quaker, antislavery, feminist, and spiritualist communities, Post sustained movements locally, regionally, and nationally over many decades. But more than simply telling the story of her role as a local leader or a bridge between local and national arenas of activism, Nancy A. Hewitt argues that Post's radical vision offers a critical perspective on current conceptualizations of social activism in the nineteenth century.
While some individual radicals in this period have received contemporary attention—most notably William Lloyd Garrison, Frederick Douglass, and Lucretia Mott (all of whom were friends of Post)—the existence of an extensive network of radical activists bound together across eight decades by ties of family, friendship, and faith has been largely ignored. In this in-depth biography of Post, Hewitt demonstrates a vibrant radical tradition of social justice that sought to transform the nation.

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    March 19, 2018

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      • ISBN: 9781469641423

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    • English

  • Reviews

    • Library Journal

      April 1, 2018

      This biography is an impressive culmination of Hewitt's (Emeritus Professor of History and Women's Studies, Rutgers Univ.) extensive studies on the important yet overlooked life of Amy Kirby Post (1802-89) and her critical role in 19th-century reform movements. Post was an intersectional activist before the term existed. She advocated for abolition, universal suffrage, racial civil rights, women's rights, religious freedom, and Quaker progressivism. This masterly portrait of the power of persistence reveals Hewitt's admiration for her subject and feeling of personal connection to her inclusive vision of social justice. From Post's triumph over personal struggles to her unwavering, caring nature as well as her belief in a more egalitarian America, the author covers the activist's family and local and national connections, from birth to death. Each chapter is accompanied by thorough notes that give testament to Hewitt's more than 40 years of research, especially of primary historical sources. VERDICT An inspirational, academic, and historical biography that presents a new role model for intersectional social justice movements.--Theresa Muraski, Univ. of Wisconsin-Stevens Point Lib.

      Copyright 2018 Library Journal, LLC Used with permission.

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