Hannah More (and philanthropic sociability) [ Religion & Philanthropy / Politics & Society / Religious Belief ]
… a matter of fact, she used her pen and her literary talents to promote four main causes, the reformation of manners, the abolition of slavery, the education of women and the alleviation of poverty. Having started as a provincial schoolteacher … her acquainted with the evils of the society of her times: one of her major fights was the fight against slavery and the abolitionists’ crusade became hers thanks to a dinner party in 1776. She remained convinced that the pleasure principle – … Young Ladie s (1777). Swallow Prior, Karen, Fierce Convictions: the Extraordinary Life of Hannah More: Poet, Reformer, Abolitionist (Tennessee: Thomas Nelson, 2014). Thompson, E.P., The Making of the English Working-Class (New York: Vintage …
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