Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq., on the Rejection of the Bill for Abolishing the Slave Trade
Title:
Epistle to William Wilberforce, Esq., on the Rejection of the Bill for Abolishing the Slave Trade
Description:
Anna Letitia Barbauld was one of the leading writers of early Romanticism. Her poetry and essays express her political advocacy for peace, liberty, and independence of thought. She edited The Female Speaker, a book used to educate girls. A Unitarian and strong proponent of abolition, she wrote against those who supported the slave trade, as witnessed in her Epistle. Barbauld taught English, wrote primers, and with her husband ran a school for boys. Their school took in female boarding students as well.
Creator:
Barbauld, Anna Letitia
Publisher:
Printed for J. Johnson
Date:
1791
Coverage:
London
Display Date:
1791
Hover Text:
Anna Letitia Barbauld — abolitionist, educator, and writer
Published Item:
P
Item Index:
23
Item Sort:
1700s
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