Abby Hopper Gibbons Prison Reformer and Social Activist |
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Author:
| Bacon, Margaret Hope |
Series title: | SUNY Series in Women, Crime, and Criminology Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-7914-4498-6 |
Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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Imprint: | Suny Press |
Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | USD $34.95 |
Book Description:
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The first contemporary biography of Abby Hopper Gibbons, a nineteenth-century American social activist. Involved in a broad range of reform activities, she is particularly known for her pioneering efforts to improve the treatment of women prisoners.
The first contemporary biography of Abby Hopper Gibbons, a nineteenth-century American social activist. Involved in a broad range of reform activities, she is particularly known for her pioneering efforts to improve the treatment of women prisoners.