Includes bibliographical references (pages 219-253) and index.
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Early life and career -- "The necessities of the hour": Anna Dickinson's Civil War -- "Beloved of so many": the many faces of a woman in public -- "A woman of earnest convictions": the Lyceum -- What answer?: suffrage and citizenship in the postwar world -- "What new grief has come to you?: the personal and the political -- From the platform to the stage: clinging to fame -- Decline and fall -- A reputation defended -- Conclusion: memories and legacies.
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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.
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America's Joan of Arc.
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America's Joan of Arc.
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America's Joan of Arc.
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1429420952
PERSONAL NAME USED AS SUBJECT
Dickinson, Anna E., (Anna Elizabeth),1842-1932.
Dickinson, Anna E.
Dickinson, Anna E.
Dickinson, Anna E., (Anna Elizabeth),1842-1932.
Dickinson, Anna E., 1842-1932
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Abolitionists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Antislavery movements-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Feminists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Orators-- United States, Biography.
Women abolitionists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Women orators-- United States, Biography.
Women's rights-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Abolitionists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Abolitionists.
Antislavery movements-- United States-- History-- 19th century.
Antislavery movements.
Feminists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Feminists.
Orators-- United States, Biography.
Orators.
Women abolitionists-- Pennsylvania, Biography.
Women abolitionists.
Women orators-- United States, Biography.
Women orators.
Women's rights-- United States-- History-- 19th century.