They were her property : white women as slave owners in the American South / Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers.
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TextPublication details: New Haven ; London : Yale University Press, [2019]Description: xx, 296 p. : ill. ; 25 cmISBN: - 9780300218664
- 0300218664
- White women as slave owners in the American South
- Slaveholders -- Southern States -- History
- Slavery -- Southern States -- History
- Women, White -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century
- Slavery -- Economic aspects -- Southern States
- Slaves -- Emancipation -- Southern States
- African Americans -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- History -- 19th century
| Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Barcode | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Book | Library Company of Philadelphia | Ii4 A6419.O | Available | 316861 |
Includes bibliographical references (p. 253-273) and index.
Introduction: Mistresses of the market -- Mistresses in the making -- "I belong to de mistis" -- "Missus done her own bossing" -- "She thought she could find a better market" -- "Wet nurse for sale or hire" -- "That 'oman took delight in sellin' slaves" -- "Her slaves have been liberated and lost to her" -- "A most unprecedented robbery" -- Epilogue: Lost kindred, lost cause.
Gift of Charles Rosenberg.