About the book
Documenting the difficult class relations between women slaveholders and slave women, this study shows how class and race as well as gender shaped women’s experiences and determined their identities. Drawing upon massive research in diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral histories, the author argues that the lives of antebellum southern women, enslaved and free, differed fundamentally from those of northern women and that it is not possible to understand antebellum southern women by applying models derived from New England sources.
Editions of Within the Plantation Household
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807818084
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807842324
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807864227
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890865724
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Documenting the difficult class relations between women slaveholders and slave women, this study shows how class and race as well as gender shaped women’s experiences and determined their identities. Drawing upon massive research in diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral histories, the author argues that the lives of antebellum southern women, enslaved and free, differed fundamentally from those of northern women and that it is not possible to understand antebellum southern women by applying models derived from New England sources.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is Within the Plantation Household about?
Documenting the difficult class relations between women slaveholders and slave women, this study shows how class and race as well as gender shaped women’s experiences and determined their identities. Drawing upon massive research in diaries, letters, memoirs, and oral histories, the author argues that the lives of antebellum southern women, enslaved and free, differed fundamentally from those of northern women and that it is not possible to understand antebellum southern women by applying models derived from New England sources.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Within the Plantation Household?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Gender studies, gender groups > Gender studies: women and girls
Where can I read a sample of Within the Plantation Household?
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How long is Within the Plantation Household and how many pages does it have?
Within the Plantation Household has 568 page(s)
Is Within the Plantation Household part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Gender and American Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Within the Plantation Household?
Elizabeth Fox-Genovese
What are the ISBN numbers for the physical and digital editions?
Within the Plantation Household is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807818084) and paperback(ISBN 9780807842324) and ebook(ISBN 9780807864227) and pdf(ISBN 9798890865724)
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