Julia Wilbur diary, January 1856 to September 1857

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Date created	1856-01-16 - 1857-09-04
Creator	Wilbur, Julia, 1815-1895 (author)
Description	See also Wilbur's journal briefs (mc1158_06_03_001), in which she highlighted significant events recorded in this diary. Semi-daily entries describe Wilbur's daily life; teaching career; participation in the anti-slavery movement, including attendance at anti-slavery meetings; extensive attendance at various lectures and meetings on subjects including science, religion, temperance, teaching, abolition, and women's rights; presence during speeches of prominent abolitionists such as Frederick Douglass and William Lloyd Garrison; participation in the women's rights movement; and family relationships.
Size	352 pages
Types	Text \| diaries
Subjects	Women--Diaries \| Women teachers \| Women--Education \| Women in education \| Abolitionists \| Antislavery movements \| Temperance \| Women's rights \| Lectures and lecturing \| Rochester Ladies' Anti-slavery Society
Geographical location	Rochester (N.Y.) \| Rush (N.Y. : Town) \| Lockport (N.Y.) \| Irondequoit (N.Y.)
Language	English
View full item	https://digitalcollections.tricolib.brynmawr.edu/object/hc102146
Local identifier	mc1158_03_03_001
Collection	Julia Wilbur papers (explore contents)
Contributing institution	Haverford College Libraries, Quaker & Special Collections
Rights	NO COPYRIGHT - UNITED STATES