Sister societies: women's antislavery organizations in antebellum America

Introduction : the power of association

Antecedents, 1760-1831 : influences and organizations

Organizational beginnings, 1832-1837 : networks and spheres

United amid differences, 1836-1837 : conventions and petitions

Internal divisions, 1837-1840 : debates and choices

Transition and transformation, 1841-1855 : morality and politics

Conclusion : Civil War and emancipation, 1861-1870 : ironies and legacies.