Sermon by Lucretia Mott at Washington City.
Rare first edition of Mott’s first separately-published work
Mott, Lucretia. A Sermon Delivered in the Unitarian Church in the City of Washington by Lucretia Mott, First month 15, 1843. Taken in Short-shand by B.B. Davis, Stenographer. Salem, O[hio]: Davis and Pound Printers, 1843.
12mo.; 32pp.; foxed; edgewear; salmon printed wrappers; string-bound; general wear; signed by a previous owner on front endpaper, “Adna Bradways Book 1844.”
The first edition of Mott’s first separately-published work, a transcript of a sermon she delivered on the proverb “Righteousness exalteth a Nation, but sin is a reproach to any People.” Mott speaks on the morality of the nation, which she believes must be righted before the United States can find peace and equality. She speaks on the various social injustices that plague the country: slavery, poverty, unequal education opportunities, and in particular the plight of women . Mott, who became Of women’s rights, Mott elaborates:
There has been a great advancement among the people with regard to woman. Her condition is destined to become improved and elevated – she is already regarded in a very different light from that assigned to her from the dark ages; and she should come also to appreciate herself and be seeking to something higher than she has formerly done. She has already entered into many of the scientific and literary subjects of the age, and is enjoying the benefits of lyceums, and lectures and literary associations…
A rare pamphlet; OCLC does not locate any other copies of this edition in the United States.
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