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: | 978-0-7914-4497-9 |
| Publication Date: | Mar 2000 |
| Publisher: | State University of New York Press
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| Imprint: | Suny Press |
| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $99.00 |
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.