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Anti-slavery Convention of American Women
A collective voice rather than a single writer, this author name belongs to the women abolitionists who gathered in the late 1830s to argue that slavery had to end. Their published proceedings capture a moment when antislavery activism and early women’s public political organizing were coming together.
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An Address to Free Coloured Americans
by Anti-slavery Convention of American Women
About the author
The Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women was not one person but an organized gathering of women abolitionists. Records from libraries and reference sources show conventions held in New York in May 1837 and Philadelphia in May 1838, with printed proceedings issued under the convention’s name.
These meetings brought together women from several states to coordinate antislavery work, pass resolutions, and speak publicly against slavery at a time when women’s political action was often criticized. Modern summaries also note the importance of Black women’s participation and the convention’s connection to the growing movement for women’s rights.
As an "author," this name is best understood as a collective signature attached to pamphlets and proceedings rather than to a personal biography. Because it represents an organization instead of an individual, there is no single confirmed portrait to use as an author image.