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Masterful women, slaveholding widows from the American Revolution through the Civil War, Kirsten E. Wood

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Masterful women, slaveholding widows from the American Revolution through the Civil War, Kirsten E. Wood

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 247-266) and index

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illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Masterful women

Nature of contents

bibliographydictionaries

Oclc number

57706673

Responsibility statement

Kirsten E. Wood

Series statement

Gender & American culture

Sub title

slaveholding widows from the American Revolution through the Civil War

Summary

Many early-19th-century slaveholders considered themselves "masters" not only over slaves, but also over the institutions of marriage and family. This privilege was generally reserved for white males. But as many as one in ten slaveholders was a widow, and as this book demonstrates, slaveholding widows developed their own version of mastery

Table Of Contents

The management of Negroes -- The strongest ties that bind poor mortals -- A very public road -- The leading men and women -- Worried in body and vexed in heart -- What will become of us!

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