Lucretia Mott stood at the doorway and waved good-bye to the runaway slave she had sheltered in her Philadelphia home, a station on the Underground Railroad. Here is the story of a gentle Quaker who championed the cause of oppressed people through word and deed.

"We must never forget that slavery is wrong," Mrs. Mott said over and over as she addressed public meetings. She even tried to make President Tyler believe in the rightness of her cause. 

When public opinion finally mounted in favor of abolition, Mrs. Mott turned her attention to another oppressed group—women. Fighting for woman's rights, Lucretia employed the same quiet manner and conciliatory attitude she had used to combat slavery.

The danger of an angry lynch mob, the humiliation of public ridicule, the quiet gratitude of freed slaves, and the love of friends and family are all highlighted in the remarkable story of Lucretia Mott, pioneer in the fight for equal rights.

From the dust jacket