Blain, Virginia et al., editors. The Feminist Companion to Literature in English: Women Writers from the Middle Ages to the Present. Yale University Press; Batsford, 1990.
Anthony Benezet
Standard Name: Benezet, Anthony
Connections
| Connections Sort descending | Author name | Excerpt |
|---|---|---|
| Education | Deborah Norris Logan | She attended Anthony Benezet's School
(the school for girls which Benezet
had founded). To the diarist Sally or Sarah Wister
, who was there with her, she was sawcy Debby Norris. |
| Instructor | Hannah Griffitts | HG
attended the Friends' English Public School in Philadelphia (now the William Penn Charter School
), where Anthony Benezet
was one of the instructors. He left in 1754 to found a new all-girls' school (the... |
| Textual Features | Olaudah Equiano | Equiano's account of his childhood in Africa, if fictional, draws both on published sources (Anthony Benezet
's Some Historical Account of Guinea, 1771, and other titles that he cites), Equiano, Olaudah. The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano, or Gustavus Vassa, the African. Editor Costanzo, Angelo, Broadview, 2001. 47n1, 58nn1-2 |
| Textual Production | Olaudah Equiano | Equiano presumably had a hand in composing an address to London Quakers from Africans living in the city, which he and others presented in October 1785. The address thanks Quaker Gentlemen for the publication of... |
Timeline
Later 1783: The first Anti-Slavery Committee was founded...
Writing climate item
Later 1783
The first Anti-Slavery Committee was founded (a precursor to the Society for the Abolition of the Slave Trade
, composed chiefly of Quakers
) and The Case of our Fellow Creatures, the Oppressed Africans was published.
Dickson, Mora. The Powerful Bond: Hannah Kilham 1774-1832. Dobson, 1980.
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