H.W. Wilson 844.630.6369 www.hwwilsoninprint.com 18 American Reformers brings together informative biographies of 550 men and women who were the principal architects of reform in America from the seventeenth century to modern times. Designed for students and the general reader, coverage includes not only the chief facts of each subject’s life, but also offers a thought-provoking assessment of the subject’s significance to the general reform movement in this country. Last published in 1985, this new second edition offers over 100 new entries, to extend its coverage into the twenty-first century. You’ll find new information on the key figures involved in the Black Lives Matter movement, LGBTQ & transgender rights, income equality, plus today’s leaders in environmental, social, cultural, political, and civil rights reform movements. Coverage includes a remarkably broad range of reformers, from all political and ideological persuasions: • Abolition • Child Welfare • Conservative Reform • Consumer Rights • Environmental Reform • Economic Reform • Education • Freedom of Speech • Health, Medicine & Nursing • Immigration • Income Equality • Individual & Civil Rights • Labor, Unions & Unemployment • LGBTQ Rights • Marriage & Divorce • Native American Rights • Political & Government Reform • Poverty • Prison & Criminal Justice Reform • Prohibition • Racial Equality • Religious Tolerance • Sexual Equality • Women’s Rights • Youth Movements The list of subjects includes such well-known reformers as Anne Hutchinson, Thomas Paine, Henry David Thoreau, Harriet Tubman, Harriet Beecher Stowe, “Mother” Bloor, Eugene V. Debs, Saul Alinsky, Jacob Riis, Rachel Carson, Joe Hill, Herbert Croly, Margaret Sanger, Clarence Darrow, Louis Brandeis, Fannie Lou Hamer, and Malcolm X. However, American Reformers is especially notable for its coverage of those men and women active in numerous causes that are not so widely known about. Entries include select bibliographies of books and other sources, both by and about their subjects. Many entries also include a portrait. With a high level of accuracy, thoroughness, and informed assessment, American Reformers is an important reference tool but will also be of value as a companion to courses in American history, political science, and social science at the high school or college level. American Reformers American Reformers 2nd Edition DECEMBER 2017 One Volume; 980 pages ISBN: 978-1-68217-196-7 List Price: $195 “All major reform areas are covered, including abolition and civil rights, health, labor, temperance, and women’s rights. The work is technically faultless; the bibliographies range from manuscript material to secondary works, with all published items dated. Access can be had through an alphabetical list at the beginning or a classified list at the end. Well written and with no competitors, American Reformers will make an excellent and useful addition to any general reference collection.” –CHOICE New Edition! Print Purchase Includes FREE ONLINE ACCESS