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Harriet Hyman Alonso

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Harriet Hyman Alonso is a retired Professor of History at The City College of New York. She earned an M.A. in Women’s History from Sarah Lawrence College and a Ph.D. in History from Stony Brook University.

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Harriet Hyman Alonso Hello Lilas. Thank you for your interest in "Martha." If you click on the book cover in my list of books, it will take you to "Martha's" page. Then sc…moreHello Lilas. Thank you for your interest in "Martha." If you click on the book cover in my list of books, it will take you to "Martha's" page. Then scroll down just a little bit and you'll see the box to enter to win a free copy. Just click on it, and you're on your way.(less)

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Harriet Hyman Alonso In 2002, my book Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children, was published. It was the result of 10 years of research and writing bas…moreIn 2002, my book Growing Up Abolitionist: The Story of the Garrison Children, was published. It was the result of 10 years of research and writing based on my curiosity about how antislavery activists raised their children. Were they successful in passing on their values of equality and human rights? Did the children accept their parents' values or reject them? About ten years later, I got the idea of using some of what I had learned to write a fictional story about this same topic. What evolved was Martha and the Slave Catchers, a novel written for Middle School age children about the effects of the Fugitive Slave Law of 1850 on two abolitionist-raised children in Connecticut, one of whom is the orphaned child of a runaway slave. You can read more about it on my blog here or on my website: http://harrietalonso.com.
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	Martha and the Slave Catchers by Harriet Hyman Alonso (Goodreads Author), Elizabeth Zunon (Illustrator) 3.90 avg rating — 31 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Peace as a Woman's Issue: A History of the U.S. Movement for World Peace and Women’s Rights 3.50 avg rating — 20 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist 4.15 avg rating — 13 ratings — published 2012 — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Women’s Peace Union and the Outlawry of War, 1921-1942 4.25 avg rating — 4 ratings — published 1990 — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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	Robert E. Sherwood: The Playwright in Peace and War it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 1 rating — 5 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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I believe that Gay Ann Rogers is one of the U.S.’s most extraordinary embroidery designers and stitchers. Many of her followers delight in her combination of history and fiber art as seen in her exquisite portraits of historical figures (especially royalty) and of scenes she refers to as “samplers.” Her series of “hearts,” “cameos,” and needle books attract embroiderers from the far reaches of th

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Harriet Hyman Alonso wrote a new blog post About Gay Ann Rogers’s “Sampler Honoring Elizabeth Cady Stanton and Susan B. Anthony” I believe that Gay Ann Rogers is one of the U.S.’s most extraordinary embroidery designers and stitchers. Many of her followers delight in her combin Read more of this blog post »
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“Yip saw the purpose of the songs as simplifying the plot, “to take the clutter out of too much plot and too many characters . . . to telescope [it all] into one emotional idea. You had to throw out the unnecessary to make the songs work . . . All the songs in Wizard were plot, a kind of revolution in picture musicals.”5 As”
― Harriet Hyman Alonso, Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist

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“In the process, he created the image of himself he wanted future generations to embrace. Much of what Yip has said, quoted throughout this book, in fact, is a result of the numerous public appearances and radio and television interviews he participated in during the 1970s.”
― Harriet Hyman Alonso, Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist

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“Most important, in late 1980, Yip joined Leonard Bernstein, Arthur Laurents, and Sheldon Harnick at a news conference announcing the creation of a new musical theater program at New York University’s Tisch School of the Arts, a program that has gained international renown.”
― Harriet Hyman Alonso, Yip Harburg: Legendary Lyricist and Human Rights Activist

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