Yale Bulletin and Calendar

October 5, 2001

Volume 30, Number 5

Link between abolitionism and feminism
will be explored in conference

As they worked to eradicate the institution of slavery ,in the 19th century, some women in the American abolitionist movement began to realize that they, too, had been subject to a kind of bondage.

The relationship between abolitionism and feminism in the United States, and their links to movements around the world, will be explored in a conference titled "Sisterhood and Slavery: Transatlantic Antislavery and Women's Rights" being presented Thursday-Sunday, Oct. 25-28, by the Gilder Lehrman Center for the Study of Slavery, Resistance and Abolition.

"Despite the work of a few historians with a transatlantic perspective, the subjects of American abolitionism and feminism have almost always been treated in isolation, in terms of 'American exceptionalism,'" write the organizers in the brochure for the event. "The goal of this conference is to re-frame our understanding of these movements and recover a better sense of their international connections."

The conference will open on Thursday evening with a reception and keynote address by David Brion Davis, Sterling Professor Emeritus of History and director of the Gilder Lehrman Center, which is part of the Yale Center for International and Area Studies.

There will be three sessions on Friday: "The Impact of Antislavery on European Feminism," "Local Links and Global Networks" and "Women, Religion and Transatlantic Antislavery."

Saturday's program will include sessions on "Slavery and Women's Rights," "Stories of Emancipation" and "Antislavery Travelers Abroad."

The conference will conclude on Sunday with a roundtable discussion on "Sisterhood and Slavery in the 21st Century." This event, cosponsored by the Yale Law School, is free and open to the public.

All activities will take place in the Luce Hall auditorium, 34 Hillhouse Ave.

The conference is open free of charge to members of the Yale community, although everyone should register as soon as possible. Those who wish to attend the conference dinner on Oct. 27 must also pay a fee. For a complete schedule or to register, visit www.yale.edu/glc/events/women/index.html or contact the center at (203) 432-3339 or gilder.lehrman.center@yale.edu.

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