For the prevention of cruelty : the history and legacy of animal rights activism in the United States /
Diane L. Beers.
- Athens, Ohio : Swallow Press/Ohio University Press, c2006.
- xvi, 312 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 267-294) and index.
Resurrecting the voice : animal advocacy in history -- A movement takes shape : the origins of animal advocacy -- Leaders and followers : the new humanitarians -- "The voice of the voiceless" : early campaigns, 1866-1915 -- Reaching out to the mainstream : animal advocacy evolves, 1915-45 -- "Our most strenuous protest" : antivivisection before 1945 -- The road to liberation : the rise of the postwar movement and the era of legislation, 1945-75 -- Epilogue.