From the work of the prolific Lydia Sigourney Huntley,who enjoyed immense popularity in her own time,to that of the ant-slavery protester Sarah Moore Grimke,AN AMERICAN WOMEN POETS OF THE NINETEENTH CENTURY embraces a wealth of material which confirms the importance of writing by women in the developement of a distinctive American literary tradition.Tackling social issues as well as private domestic concerns,the poets in this anthology chronicle the growth of a country caughtup in a period of rapid change.