Ar'n't I a woman? : female slaves in the plantation South / Deborah Gray White.

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: White, Deborah G. (Deborah Gray), 1949-
Language:English
Published: New York : Norton, [1985], ©1985.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Enslaved women > Southern States.
Plantation life > Southern States > History.
Enslaved persons > Southern States > Social conditions.
Slavery > Southern States.
Physical Description:216 pages ; 22 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • Acknowledgments
  • Introduction
  • Chapter 1-Jezebel and Mammy: The Mythology of Female Slavery
  • Chapter 2-The Nature of Female Slavery
  • Chapter 3-The Life Cycle of the Female Slave
  • Chapter 4-The Female Slave Network
  • Chapter 5-Men, Women, and Families
  • Epilogue
  • After Slavery: Old Patterns and New Myths
  • Notes
  • Selected Bibliography
  • Index.