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Ar'n't I a woman? : female slaves in the plantation South

Author: Deborah G White
Publisher: New York : Norton, ©1985.
Edition/Format:  Print book : English : 1st edView all editions and formats
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Explores the situation of slave women in the plantation South and compares the myths that stereotypes them with the reality of their lives.
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White, Deborah G. (Deborah Gray), 1949-
Ar'n't I a woman?
New York : Norton, ©1985
(OCoLC)992584544
Document Type: Book
All Authors / Contributors: Deborah G White
ISBN: 039302217X 9780393022179 039330406X 9780393304060
OCLC Number: 11785433
Description: 216 pages ; 22 cm
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.
Other Titles: Aren't I a woman?
Responsibility: Deborah Gray White.

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Explores the situation of slave women in the plantation South and compares the myths that stereotypes them with the reality of their lives.

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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/4633762#Place\/schwarze<\/a>> # Schwarze.<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Schwarze.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/4633762#Topic\/femmes_esclaves_etats_unis_sud<\/a>> # Femmes esclaves--\u00C9tats-Unis (Sud)<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Femmes esclaves--\u00C9tats-Unis (Sud)<\/span>\"@fr<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/4633762#Topic\/sklavin<\/a>> # Sklavin<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Sklavin<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/4633762#Topic\/slaves_southern_states_social_conditions<\/a>> # Slaves--Southern States--Social conditions<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:hasPart<\/a> <http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh85123347<\/a>> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Slaves--Southern States--Social conditions<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/experiment.worldcat.org\/entity\/work\/data\/4633762#Topic\/vie_dans_les_plantations_etats_unis_sud_histoire<\/a>> # Vie dans les plantations--\u00C9tats-Unis (Sud)--Histoire<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Vie dans les plantations--\u00C9tats-Unis (Sud)--Histoire<\/span>\"@fr<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/authorities\/subjects\/sh2010106540<\/a>> # Plantation life--Southern States--History<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Plantation life--Southern States--History<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.loc.gov\/vocabulary\/countries\/nyu<\/a>>\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\ndcterms:identifier<\/a> \"nyu<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1065779<\/a>> # Plantation life<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Intangible<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Plantation life<\/span>\"@en<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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<http:\/\/id.worldcat.org\/fast\/1244550<\/a>> # Southern States.<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Place<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Southern States.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
<http:\/\/viaf.org\/viaf\/77893983<\/a>> # Deborah Gray White<\/span>\n\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0a \nschema:Person<\/a> ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:birthDate<\/a> \"1949<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:familyName<\/a> \"White<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Deborah Gray<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:givenName<\/a> \"Deborah G.<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\nschema:name<\/a> \"Deborah Gray White<\/span>\" ;\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0\u00A0.\n\n\n<\/div>\n
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