To my oasis, Thomas J. Thurston

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Betsy Mix Cowles : champion of equality / Stacey M. Robertson, Bradley University.

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Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN 978-0-8133-4772-1 (ebook) 1. Cowles, Betsy Mix, 1810-1876. 2. Women abolitionists—Ohio—Biography. 3. Abolitionists—Ohio—Biography. 4. Feminists—Ohio—Biography. 5. Antislavery movements—United States—History—19th century. 6. Women’s rights—United States—History—19th century. I. Title.

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