{"product_id":"and-the-spirit-moved-them-the-lost-radical-history-of-americas-first-feminists-9781558614291","title":"And the Spirit Moved Them: The Lost Radical History of America's First Feminists","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe \u003cem\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/em\u003e-bestselling author of \u003cem\u003eGetting the Love You Want\u003c\/em\u003e sends out a 'call for renewed feminist action, based on \"the spirit and ethic of love'\" (\u003cem\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/em\u003e).\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eA decade before the Seneca Falls Convention, black and white women joined together at the 1837 Anti-Slavery Convention of American Women in the first instance of political organizing by American women \u003cem\u003efor\u003c\/em\u003e American women. Incited by \"holy indignation,\" these pioneers believed it was their God-given duty to challenge both slavery and patriarchy. Although the convention was largely written out of history for its religious and interracial character, these women created a blueprint for an intersectional feminism that was centuries ahead of its time. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003ePart historical investigation, part personal memoir, Hunt traces how her research into nineteenth-century organizing led her to become one of the most significant philanthropists in modern history. Her journey to confront her position of power meant taking control of an oil fortune that was being deployed on her behalf but without her knowledge, and acknowledging the feminist faith animating her life's work.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eHelen LaKelly Hunt\u003c\/b\u003e, PhD, is a feminist philanthropist, activist, and scholar. The founder or co-founder of several organizations including the Sister Fund and Women Moving Millions, she also developed, with husband Harville Hendrix, the Imago mode of relationship therapy. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eFaith and Feminism\u003c\/i\u003e and the coauthor of bestsellers including \u003ci\u003eGiving the Love That Heals\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eMaking Marriage Simple\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eCornel West\u003c\/b\u003e is a prominent and provocative democratic intellectual. He is a professor of philosophy and Christian practice at Union Theological Seminary and professor emeritus at Princeton University. He is best known for his classics, \u003ci\u003eRace Matters\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eDemocracy Matters\u003c\/i\u003e, and for his memoir, \u003ci\u003eBrother West: Living and Loving Out Loud\u003c\/i\u003e. Dr. West is a frequent guest on the \u003ci\u003eBill Maher Show\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eColbert Report\u003c\/i\u003e, CNN, C-Span, and Democracy Now.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Feminist Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50473807380754,"sku":"9781558614291","price":16.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_215d5fce-4198-4db5-bf2c-d297061331db.jpg?v=1730202940","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/and-the-spirit-moved-them-the-lost-radical-history-of-americas-first-feminists-9781558614291","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}