Masterful Women Slaveholding Widows from the American Revolution Through the Civil War |
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Author:
| Wood, Kirsten E. |
Series title: | Gender and American Culture Ser. |
ISBN: | 978-0-8078-5528-7 |
Publication Date: | Jun 2004 |
Publisher: | University of North Carolina Press
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Book Format: | Paperback |
List Price: | AUD $82.00AUD $57.00 |
Book Description:
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Many early-nineteenth-century slaveholders considered themselves ""masters"" not only over slaves, but also over the institutions of marriage and family. According to historians, the privilege of mastery was reserved for white males. But slaveholding widows enjoyed material, legal, and cultural resources to which most southerners could only aspire.
Many early-nineteenth-century slaveholders considered themselves ""masters"" not only over slaves, but also over the institutions of marriage and family. According to historians, the privilege of mastery was reserved for white males. But slaveholding widows enjoyed material, legal, and cultural resources to which most southerners could only aspire.