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Antislavery in the United States 1776-1865:
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Maria Weston Chapman

Carr, Glynis. Index to The Liberty Bell.
The Liberty Bell is an American Anti-Slavery publication containing essays and poetry from various abolitionists, including Maria Weston Chapman.

Hathi Trust Digital Library
This digital repository makes available collections from numerous research libraries. Use the Catalog for locating items about Maria Weston Chapman.

“How Can I Help Abolish Slavery?” or, Counsels to the Newly Converted
by Maria Weston Chapman

This 1855 recruiting pamphlet is part of the Anti-Slavery Tract series. The Antislavery Literature Project digitized this pamphlet, and others by Maria Weston Chapman.

Internet Archive
This digital library provides a gateway to online antislavery documents, including a few by Maria Weston Chapman.

The Liberator Files
This site maintained by Horace Sheldon contains articles from The Liberator, including several authored by or about Maria Weston Chapman.

Making of America (MOA) - Joint venture between Cornell University and the University of Michigan.
This digital library contains scanned images of US primary and secondary sources from 1850 to 1877. Some documents pertaining to Maria Weston Chapman are available. The Cornell version focuses on popular journals of the time. The University of Michigan version focuses on books/monographs.

Maria Weston Chapman and the Weston Sisters
Provides an overview of Chapman’s life and involvement in antislavery societies. Sources for further study are contained at the bottom. Joan Goodwin authored this biography for the Dictionary of Unitarian and Universalist Biography

Pinda: A True Tale
by Maria Weston Chapman

Stating that this story is 100% true is a bit misleading, but there are some truths in this pamphlet. The Antislavery Literature Project digitized this pamphlet, and others by Maria Weston Chapman.

Samuel J. May Anti-Slavery Collection
The Cornell University Library Division of Rare and Manuscript Collections maintains this excellent resource containing antislavery material. One may search or browse this website for digitized pamphlets authored by Maria Weston Chapman.

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