(SLAVERY AND ABOLITION) RICORD MRS ELIZABETH Zamba or The In

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WRITTEN BY A PIONEEER IN PSYCHOLOGY (SLAVERY AND ABOLITION.) RICORD, MRS. ELIZABETH. Zamba, or The Insurrection. A Dramatic Poem in Five Acts. 139 pages. Small 8vo, original printed wrappers; spine with some almost imperceptible restoration; crude, early heart-shaped ownership stamp on the cover, half-title and title-page. Cambridge: John Owen, 1842

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first edition. While the author claims her work has no bearing on slavery pro or con, Zamba tells the story of a slave uprising on the island of Martinique from a decidedly anti-slavery point of view. Elizabeth Stryker Ricord (1788-1865) is considered to be a pioneer in psychology and wrote the first comprehensive textbook on the subject by a woman. She was principal and taught at the Genesee Female Seminary and was married to a prominent citizen of Martinique.