The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a Memoir of Her Life and Character, by Benjamin Lundy

The Poetical Works of Elizabeth Margaret Chandler: with a Memoir of Her Life and Character, by Benjamin Lundy

Chandler, Elizabeth Margaret, -- 1807-1834.

Slavery -- United States -- Poetry.

Elizabeth Margaret Chandler (1807-1834), author, poet and abolitionist, was 18 when her poem "The Slave Ship" won a literary prize and brought her to the attention of antislavery advocate Benjamin Lundy. She wrote for and edited the "Ladies' Repository" section of his newspaper, in which she addressed the issues of slavery, pacificism, and the mistreatment of Indians.

Chandler, Elizabeth Margaret (1807-1834)

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Philadelphia: Lemuel Howell

1836