Podcasts about Wendell Phillips

Following the outbreak of the American Civil War, the abolitionist movement underwent an “astonishing transformation”, which would in time alter the direction of the war, the shape of the postwar settlement, and destroy the abolitionist movement itself. As the movement's moral outsiders found themselves becoming interest group insiders, not only their approach but also their message and ultimately their goals changed. Ideological differences became ideological conflicts, and personal animosities were soon blended into the mix.  This is the argument of Frank J. Cirillo in his new book The Abolitionist Civil War: The Abolitionist Civil War: Immediatists and the Struggle to Transform the Union. Frank J. Cirillo is a historian of slavery and antislavery in the nineteenth-century United States. He has held positions at the University of Bonn, The New School, and the University of Virginia. This is his first book. For Further Investigation The photograph is of, from left to right: Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison, and George Thompson (an English advocate against slavery). The standard biography of Wendell Phillips is James Brewer Stewart, Wendell Phillips: Liberty's Hero (Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1986); Henry Mayer wrote a popular biography of William Lloyd Garrison titled All on Fire: William Lloyd Garrison and the Abolition of Slavery; for a wider focus, see the second edition of the classic study by Ronald G. Walters, American Reformers, 1815-1860 Numerous conversations on Historically Thinking have dealt with related issues. For an overview of abolitionism, see Episode 82: Abolitionism, A Long Conversation. The overlooked importance of Unionism was at issued in Episode 132: Armies of Deliverance and again in Episode 291: True Blue. The drive for black voting rights by American Blacks was the focus of Episode 294: Black Suffrage. And Abraham Lincoln's racial attitudes were the subject of a conversation with Michael Burlingame in Episode 242: Was Abraham Lincoln a Racist?  

This week: A brief catch-up sesh with Anna and Amber, who are both recovering from Covid (hence the late episode, sorry y'all!). Then, Amber guides us through her months of archival research, uncovering the real life and expeditions of her special boy, Wendell Phillips. Wendell Phillips was a self-proclaimed archaeologist, adventurer, and founder of the American Foundation for the Study of Man. He was also a significant catalyst for the beginning of Arabian archaeology as a discipline in the 1950s. Most contemporary accounts of Phillips reduce him to a cartoonish, smooth-talking cowboy-wannabe buffoon who stumbled into oil concessions that made him a gajillionaire. But there's way more to Wendell Phillips than that. Come pull at the threads of this story with us--they lead to some fascinating places.

Ready to shift your perceptions and open yourself to God's unending blessings? This episode promises to be a guide, leading you towards embracing a divine wealth consciousness and away from the inherited spirit of lack. Dive into an enlightening conversation as we dispel the prevalent poverty mindset, exploring its effects on our worldview and our connection with God. We highlight the importance of positioning ourselves to receive God's boundless generosity, recognizing Him as an eternally giving fountain.  We also journey back to the historical encounter between King Solomon and the Queen of Sheba, a narrative that beautifully illustrates God's abundant provision. In an intriguing twist, it is uncovered that my mom had a special connection with the sister of Wendell Phillips, the archeologist who discovered evidence of the Queen of Sheba's existence! We also delve into the oft-misunderstood Psalm 23, revealing its true identity as a prosperity and abundance Psalm, rather than a funeral Psalm as widely believed. The choice we hold to live in abundance, rejecting the poverty mindset, is underscored. Are you ready to shift your mindset, trust in God's boundless love and live in His divine abundance? Join us on this enlightening episode.

Há uma frase atribuída a John Stuart Mill ou Thomas Jefferson ou Wendell Phillips, que trata da necessidade de se permanecer alerta para preservar a liberdade. Ela diz assim: “O preço da liberdade é a eterna vigilância.”  Veja esta: estamos diante de mais uma iniciativa genial que prevê resolver um problema criando outros milhares, o PL 2630 que, repare que lindo isto: “Institui a Lei Brasileira de Liberdade, Responsabilidade e Transparência na Internet”. É bonito demais!

Há uma frase atribuída a John Stuart Mill ou Thomas Jefferson ou Wendell Phillips, que trata da necessidade de se permanecer alerta para preservar a liberdade. Ela diz assim: “O preço da liberdade é a eterna vigilância.”  Veja esta: estamos diante de mais uma iniciativa genial que prevê resolver um problema criando outros milhares, o PL 2630 que, repare que lindo isto: “Institui a Lei Brasileira de Liberdade, Responsabilidade e Transparência na Internet”. É bonito demais!

Sketches from Concord and Appledore Concord thirty years ago; Nathaniel Hawthorne; Louisa M. Alcott; Ralph Waldo Emerson; Matthew Arnold; David A. Wasson; Wendell Phillips; Appledore and its visitors; John Greenleaf Whittier

The Bronzeville high school on Chicago's South Side has been fertile ground for numerous writers, civil rights leaders, professional athletes and more. For the latest in our “What's That Building?” series, Reset hears from Dennis Rodkin of Crain's Chicago Business about the history of the school and why it's produced so many illustrious alumni.

January 15, 2023

This weeks episode features Rev. David Hughes and focuses on 1 Timothy 6:11-16Meditation: “Christianity is a battle, not a dream." ~Wendell Phillips

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Justice is often defined as a sense of fairness and equality which society has a natural obligation to bring about. Seen in this way, justice is a first priority that when met will yield all other benefits to citizens. Others may argue that there are other, more pressing responsibilities like public safety or peace which are more important duties. Different views on society's duties makes it hard for citizens to unite under a common purpose. Join Steve and Dan Fouts with guests, Joe Schmidt and Nichelle Pinkney, for a conversation about duty using the Teach Different 3-Step conversation method. Be sure to visit teachdifferent.com to learn more, and to sign up for our FREE 30-day trial. You'll gain access to the Teach Different library of conversation plans, social/emotional conversation curriculum map, ideas for your lesson plans, handouts, videos and more! Remember to teach different with conversations and make a difference every day. Image source: Wikimedia | Southworth & Hawes, Albert Southworth, Josiah Johnson Hawes

Campaign spreads to 87 stores in 25 states, including six in Richmond VA. Today's labor quote: Wendell Phillips.   Today's labor history: Yale unions strike in solidarity with TAs.    @wpfwdc #1u #unions #LaborRadioPod @AFLCIO @sbworkersunited @va_labor Proud founding member of the Labor Radio Podcast Network.

In this episode, Lou reflects upon the 1859 words of abolitionist orator Wendell Phillips, that the hanged John Brown had "given this nation a text."  Lou considers how W.E.B. DuBois used the abolitionist as a text in writing his biography John Brown in 1909. Almost seventy years later, the leftist historian Albert Fried  likewise did so in the writing of his historiographic memoir, John Brown's Journey (1978). Both writers demonstrated that Wendell Phillips was correct:  Brown has given this nation a text, a fact that will not lessen in time.

Rebel with a cause!

“Charakter sa ukáže vo veľkých okamihoch, ale formuje sa v maličkostiach.” Wendell Phillips. Dnešné denné povzbudenie si pre vás pripravila učiteľka Zuzana Petrová.

In this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like. Links How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic) The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic) 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times) Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers) Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute) Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American) The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho) Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal) Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss) From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org) Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic) Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly) Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University) Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times) Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time) ‘Fighting like angry sheep': Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

In this installment of Field Season, Amber and Anna take a trip to the semi-mythical world of cinematic archaeology. Who inspired the character of Dr. Henry Walton "Indiana" Jones, Jr.? Did the Indiana Jones franchise leave a lasting impression on archaeology? Plus--we've got a whole roundup of fellas that likely influenced the American public's perception of what an explorer should look like. Links How Indiana Jones Actually Changed Archaeology (National Geographic) The Casual Colonialism of Lara Croft and Indiana Jones (Hyperallergic) 2 Archaeologists, Robert Braidwood, 95, And His Wife, Linda Braidwood, 93, Die (New York Times) Linda Braidwood (TrowelBlazers) Raiders of the Lost Journal: The Hunt for the Real Indiana Jones (Oriental Institute) Roy Chapman Andrews and the Kingdom of the Cretaceous Skulls (Scientific American) The real-life Indiana Jones was from Wisconsin (The Bozho) Badass? This Guy Was the Real-Life Inspiration for Indiana Jones (Adventure Journal) Roy Chapman Andrews: A Real Life Indiana Jones (MentalFloss) From the State Historian: Discovering the Explorer Hiram Bingham III (History.org) Finding Machu Picchu: A Look at Explorer Hiram Bingham, A Real-Life Indiana Jones (National Geographic) Who was the real Indiana Jones? -- EXCLUSIVE (Entertainment Weekly) Our Very Own Indiana Jones (Northwestern University) Walter A. Fairservis, 73, Dies; Was Archeologist and Author (New York Times) Science: Journey to Afghanistan (Time) ‘Fighting like angry sheep': Wendell Phillips in the Gulf (National Archives) Contact Email the Dirt Podcast: thedirtpodcast@gmail.com ArchPodNet APN Website: https://www.archpodnet.com APN on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/archpodnet APN on Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/archpodnet APN on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/archpodnet Tee Public Store Affiliates Wildnote TeePublic Timeular

Happy Independence Day Weekend! May the freedom our forebears bled and died to gain not be squandered by leaders and others who fail to understand that, in the immortal words of abolitionist Wendell Phillips, “The price of liberty is eternal vigilance.” This week on State of Belief, Interfaith Alliance’s weekly radio show and podcast, we […]

William Lloyd Garrison was an exceptional editor and abolitionist during the early 19th century bringing forth a strong opposition to the institution of slavery in America. His publication, The Liberator, used incredibly direct, inflammatory language to counter the aweful practices of and apathetic attitudes about slavery and the social conundrum that "peculiar institution" inflicted on the American way of life. Together with his friend, Wendell Phillips, William Lloyd Garrison managed to heighten the awareness for the evils of the slave trade in all of its forms and the continued absurdity of treating freed persons as second-class citizens. For his tireless efforts to face down the forces of hate and advance social integrity in America, he is considered a Hoss indeed! The Eagle Hoss & Hound podcast is a platform for respect. Respect for the Eagle - the individual with a service background (including spouses). Respect for the Hoss - the Social Integrity Hero from our American past. Plus, the Hound - the common #AmericanMutt - you and me. Follow @EagleIMBUED - J.D. Collier

The Golden Trumpet of abolition tunes up.

“Charakter sa ukáže vo veľkých okamihoch, ale formuje sa v maličkostiach.” Wendell Phillips. Dnešné denné povzbudenie si pre vás pripravila učiteľka, Zuzana Petrová.

Troy McAllister, Head Football Coach at Wendell Phillips Academy on the South Side of Chicago. A native of Kingston, Ontario, Coach McAllister has lead Wendell Phillips to two Illinois State Championships in both 2015 and 2017. A builder of programs and teacher of men, Coach McAllister was a 2018 recipient of the prestigious the Gatorade Coaching Excellence Award which honors the best and most dedicated high school coaches across the country. Listen in to hear about an incredible journey from Eastern Ontario to the world of big-time U.S. High School Football. --- Send in a voice message: https://anchor.fm/jeff-cave3/message

Tom inspires with quotes from Virginia Satir and Wendell Phillips.   Music Sources Really Slow Motion - The 25th Hour (Epic Powerful Emotional Drama)  Really Slow Motion & Giant Apes - Ashen (Epic Dramatic Hybrid Orchestral)    Website: http://www.reallyslowmotion.com/ Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/ReallySlowMo... Twitter: https://twitter.com/#!/RSMmusicSound Youtube: http://www.youtube.com/user/reallyslo... Soundcloud: https://soundcloud.com/reallyslowmotion

   "The Civil War is sometimes called the Second Haitian Revolution.  For over seventy years pro-slavers feared Haiti, and the enslaved and abolitionists found great hope from Toussaint Louverture and Haiti.  Marvin T. Jones details the actions of enslaved and abolitionists who were encouraged by the Haitian Revolution, Haiti’s own involvement in offering freedom to people of color. And, why Haiti was so important to keeping alive the hope that all Americans would be free.  American leaders who wrote, spoke of and acted due to their admiration for Louverture include John Brown, Martin Delaney, Gabriel Prosser, Frederick Douglass, Charlotte Forten, William Lloyd Garrison, Prince Hall, John Mercer Langston, Wendell Phillips, Senator Charles Sumner, Denmark Vesey and David Walker.  Many African Americans today are descended from all who saw Haiti as a guiding light. Marvin T. Jones, a documentary photographer and filmmaker, is the executive Director of the Chowan Discovery Group, a research, documentation, preservation and presentation organization.  Among the CDG's accomplishments are five documentaries, seven North Carolina Highway Historical Markers, the funding of community organizations, a stage presentation, several articles, hosted conference panels, lectures and an award from the North Carolina Society of Historians.  Early in Marvin's career he documented Haitian forts for UNESCO. Please visit www.chowandiscovery.org.

In 1849, abolitionist and attorney Wendell Phillips wrote: "We should look in vain through the most trying times of our revolutionary history for an incident of courage and noble daring to equal that of the escape of William and Ellen Craft; and future historians and poets would tell this story as one of the most thrilling in the nation's annals, and millions would read it, with admiration of the hero and heroine of the story." Unfortunately, almost 170 years later, William and Ellen Craft aren't well known anymore. Today, we have the story of this couple's incredible escape.    Read the Craft's book: Running a Thousand Miles for Freedom Running http://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/585 Barbara McCaskill wrote about William and Ellen Craft in Love, Liberation, and Escaping SlaveryWilliam and Ellen Craft in Cultural Memory http://www.ugapress.org/index.php/books/love_liberation_escaping_slavery   Criminal is a proud member of Radiotopia from PRX. If you haven't already, please review us on iTunes! It's an important way to help new listeners discover the show: iTunes.com/CriminalShow. Say hello on Twitter, Facebook and Instagram. Sign up for The Accomplice. If you'd like to introduce friends or family members to podcasts, we created a How to Listen guide based on frequently asked questions. Artwork by Julienne Alexander.  

Hailing from Minneapolis, Minnesota, gospel star, Joy Mobley, delivers to fans and new listeners a soulful and poignant musical project consisting of four of the most popular and beloved Christmas carols, Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas, Silent Night, Go Tell It on the Mountain, Come All Ye Faithful, and an original ballad, Love, Joy and Peace. Mobley skillfully weaves a musical delight of jazz, classical, R&B, and Latin sounds to create a soul stirring project that is sure to dominate the airwaves this Christmas season. Mobley collaborated with famed musicians and producers, Wendell Phillips, Pierre Grill, and the renowned Christopher Thompkins who offers his musical talents to celebrity artists such as: Fantasia, Guy, and Bell Biv Devoe. “Season of Joy”, is a timely project that will usher our country back to the joy and meaning of the Christmas season. GMSbuzz & Guest Contact: Website of Joy Mobley SBBMS Music Playlist: Joy Mobley (Season of Joy) "Have Yourself A Merry Christmas"; "Silent Night"; "Love, Joy, Peace"; "Go Tell It On The Mountain"; "O Come All Ye  Faithful". (NRR) For Guest|Programming Booking eMail: gracemediaservices@yahoo.com Follow http://tobtr.com/sbbarbermorningshow; iTunes/sbbarbermorningshow; Twitter@GMNetwork; Youtube/GMNLiveTv; Facebook@GMNLiveTv; Instagram@GMNLIVETV.

Fourteenth Day, Saturday, April 2nd After a morning glancing at the light rainfall through the coffee shop window as I write up some notes and look up some things in preparation for the day, I begin my day’s explorations with a visit to the National Portrait Gallery. It’s at 8th and F Streets NW, its official address: unusually, it lacks a street number. While I’m here primarily to see all the Douglass portraits I can find and have little time to spare since it’s my last day in D.C., I’ve wanted to visit the Portrait Gallery for a long time, and allow myself an extra hour to explore. After I’ve made my inquiries at the information desk, one of the first portraits that grab my attention as I head towards my first destination is a bust of Louisa May Alcott. As you may remember from my Boston account, she was the only one willing to sit next to Douglass and his second wife Helen Pitts Douglass at Wendell Phillips’ funeral in 1884, just about a month after their marriage...

Sally G. McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock professor of history at Davidson College. In her book Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life (Oxford University Press, 2015) McMillen has given us a rich biography of the life and times of the abolitionist and women's rights advocate Lucy Stone. Born in 1818 into a farming community in Massachusetts, Stone a precocious and determined girl set her sights not on marriage but on education and self-development leading her to a earning a degree from Oberlin College. Against her parents' wishes for their daughter, she chose to pursue a career as a public speaker on behalf of abolition and women's rights. Rising from relative obscurity she became known as a passionate and persuasive speaker crisscrossing the country and speaking to thousands. Her gender, her confident demeanor, and the unpopular views brought both admiring and hostile audiences. Along the way, she forged political alliances and personal friendships with the leading abolitionists and women's rights advocates including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips. Her many associations including significant contributions to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American Equal Rights Association, and founding the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman's Journal framed her 50-year career. McMillen also provides a private portrait of a principled Lucy Stone battling bouts of self-doubt, exhaustive travel, and difficult financial and political challenges within and without the suffrage movement. As the mother of Alice Stone Blackwell and the wife of Henry Browne Blackwell, her partner- in-arms, she undertook a domestic life that stood against the marital customs of her day. Avoiding self-promotion and refusing to participate in building her historical legacy she was left out of the national Memorial Sculpture to women's rights at the U.S. Capitol rotunda diminishing her place among Mott, Stanton and Anthony. McMillen recovers not only a committed advocate but also one who against societal norms lived out her ideals of an independent, full, and self-directed life for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sally G. McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock professor of history at Davidson College. In her book Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life (Oxford University Press, 2015) McMillen has given us a rich biography of the life and times of the abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Lucy Stone. Born in 1818 into a farming community in Massachusetts, Stone a precocious and determined girl set her sights not on marriage but on education and self-development leading her to a earning a degree from Oberlin College. Against her parents’ wishes for their daughter, she chose to pursue a career as a public speaker on behalf of abolition and women’s rights. Rising from relative obscurity she became known as a passionate and persuasive speaker crisscrossing the country and speaking to thousands. Her gender, her confident demeanor, and the unpopular views brought both admiring and hostile audiences. Along the way, she forged political alliances and personal friendships with the leading abolitionists and women’s rights advocates including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips. Her many associations including significant contributions to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American Equal Rights Association, and founding the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman’s Journal framed her 50-year career. McMillen also provides a private portrait of a principled Lucy Stone battling bouts of self-doubt, exhaustive travel, and difficult financial and political challenges within and without the suffrage movement. As the mother of Alice Stone Blackwell and the wife of Henry Browne Blackwell, her partner- in-arms, she undertook a domestic life that stood against the marital customs of her day. Avoiding self-promotion and refusing to participate in building her historical legacy she was left out of the national Memorial Sculpture to women’s rights at the U.S. Capitol rotunda diminishing her place among Mott, Stanton and Anthony. McMillen recovers not only a committed advocate but also one who against societal norms lived out her ideals of an independent, full, and self-directed life for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sally G. McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock professor of history at Davidson College. In her book Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life (Oxford University Press, 2015) McMillen has given us a rich biography of the life and times of the abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Lucy Stone. Born in 1818 into a farming community in Massachusetts, Stone a precocious and determined girl set her sights not on marriage but on education and self-development leading her to a earning a degree from Oberlin College. Against her parents’ wishes for their daughter, she chose to pursue a career as a public speaker on behalf of abolition and women’s rights. Rising from relative obscurity she became known as a passionate and persuasive speaker crisscrossing the country and speaking to thousands. Her gender, her confident demeanor, and the unpopular views brought both admiring and hostile audiences. Along the way, she forged political alliances and personal friendships with the leading abolitionists and women’s rights advocates including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips. Her many associations including significant contributions to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American Equal Rights Association, and founding the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman’s Journal framed her 50-year career. McMillen also provides a private portrait of a principled Lucy Stone battling bouts of self-doubt, exhaustive travel, and difficult financial and political challenges within and without the suffrage movement. As the mother of Alice Stone Blackwell and the wife of Henry Browne Blackwell, her partner- in-arms, she undertook a domestic life that stood against the marital customs of her day. Avoiding self-promotion and refusing to participate in building her historical legacy she was left out of the national Memorial Sculpture to women’s rights at the U.S. Capitol rotunda diminishing her place among Mott, Stanton and Anthony. McMillen recovers not only a committed advocate but also one who against societal norms lived out her ideals of an independent, full, and self-directed life for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sally G. McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock professor of history at Davidson College. In her book Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life (Oxford University Press, 2015) McMillen has given us a rich biography of the life and times of the abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Lucy Stone. Born in 1818 into a farming community in Massachusetts, Stone a precocious and determined girl set her sights not on marriage but on education and self-development leading her to a earning a degree from Oberlin College. Against her parents’ wishes for their daughter, she chose to pursue a career as a public speaker on behalf of abolition and women’s rights. Rising from relative obscurity she became known as a passionate and persuasive speaker crisscrossing the country and speaking to thousands. Her gender, her confident demeanor, and the unpopular views brought both admiring and hostile audiences. Along the way, she forged political alliances and personal friendships with the leading abolitionists and women’s rights advocates including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips. Her many associations including significant contributions to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American Equal Rights Association, and founding the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman’s Journal framed her 50-year career. McMillen also provides a private portrait of a principled Lucy Stone battling bouts of self-doubt, exhaustive travel, and difficult financial and political challenges within and without the suffrage movement. As the mother of Alice Stone Blackwell and the wife of Henry Browne Blackwell, her partner- in-arms, she undertook a domestic life that stood against the marital customs of her day. Avoiding self-promotion and refusing to participate in building her historical legacy she was left out of the national Memorial Sculpture to women’s rights at the U.S. Capitol rotunda diminishing her place among Mott, Stanton and Anthony. McMillen recovers not only a committed advocate but also one who against societal norms lived out her ideals of an independent, full, and self-directed life for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices

Sally G. McMillen is the Mary Reynolds Babcock professor of history at Davidson College. In her book Lucy Stone: An Unapologetic Life (Oxford University Press, 2015) McMillen has given us a rich biography of the life and times of the abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Lucy Stone. Born in 1818 into a farming community in Massachusetts, Stone a precocious and determined girl set her sights not on marriage but on education and self-development leading her to a earning a degree from Oberlin College. Against her parents’ wishes for their daughter, she chose to pursue a career as a public speaker on behalf of abolition and women’s rights. Rising from relative obscurity she became known as a passionate and persuasive speaker crisscrossing the country and speaking to thousands. Her gender, her confident demeanor, and the unpopular views brought both admiring and hostile audiences. Along the way, she forged political alliances and personal friendships with the leading abolitionists and women’s rights advocates including Susan B. Anthony, Elizabeth Cady Stanton, William Lloyd Garrison, Lucretia Mott, and Wendell Phillips. Her many associations including significant contributions to the Massachusetts Anti-Slavery Society, American Equal Rights Association, and founding the American Woman Suffrage Association and the Woman’s Journal framed her 50-year career. McMillen also provides a private portrait of a principled Lucy Stone battling bouts of self-doubt, exhaustive travel, and difficult financial and political challenges within and without the suffrage movement. As the mother of Alice Stone Blackwell and the wife of Henry Browne Blackwell, her partner- in-arms, she undertook a domestic life that stood against the marital customs of her day. Avoiding self-promotion and refusing to participate in building her historical legacy she was left out of the national Memorial Sculpture to women’s rights at the U.S. Capitol rotunda diminishing her place among Mott, Stanton and Anthony. McMillen recovers not only a committed advocate but also one who against societal norms lived out her ideals of an independent, full, and self-directed life for women. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices