Table of Contents Preface 1. Setting the Context: Antebellum Reform and the Growing Nation 2. "Giving them liberty": Tadeusz Kosciuszko 3. "Devoted to Universal Liberty": Thomas Lewinski 4. "The noblest deed in a hundred years": Wlodzimierz B. Krzyzanowski 5. "From my youth I have dreamt of freedom": Jan Józef Tyssowski 6. "To work for the elevation of woman": Marie Elizabeth Zakrzewska 7.
"I will not be silent": Michael Heilprin 8. "Not as a gift of charity": Ernestine Potowska Rose 9. "The curse of America": Adam Gurowski 10. "What is liberty without equality of rights": Conclusions 11. Documents Kosciuszko Issues the Polaniec Manifesto Lewinski Supports the Prospectus for The True American Krzyzanowski Opposes the "Slave Dogma" Tyssowski Issues the Kraków Manifesto Marie Zakrzewska Reflects on the Gender Difference in Names Michael Heilprin's Reply to Rabbi Raphall Ernestine Potowska Rose Promotes Women's Rights Adam Gurowski Criticizes Slavery in America Chapter Notes Bibliography Index.