Reviews tagging 'Pregnancy'

They Were Her Property: White Women as Slave Owners in the American South by Stephanie E. Jones-Rogers

3 reviews

tascaraudo's review against another edition

challenging reflective sad tense medium-paced

5.0

Captivating read. I was regularly shocked by the contents, in the sense that I hadn't heard of nor ever thought about situations the author discussed. Particularly the discussion of wet nursing felt so surprising, yet obvious at the same time.

I am struck by how very much enslaved people were viewed as objects.

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Racism

Moderate: Violence, Grief, Physical abuse, Slavery, Pregnancy, Racism, Confinement, Death, and Rape

I found this book to be "easy" to read in the sense that sentences and paragraphs flowed well. It was never a chore to read. But the content itself is not easy to digest. Necessary read in my opinion.

bootsmom3's review against another edition

challenging dark emotional informative sad slow-paced

4.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Child death, Cursing, Death, Murder, Physical abuse, Pregnancy, Racism, Sexual assault, Sexual violence, Torture, Child abuse, Racial slurs, Rape, Violence, Classism, Confinement, Emotional abuse, Forced institutionalization, Gore, Infidelity, and Slavery

hunkydory's review against another edition

challenging dark informative reflective slow-paced

5.0

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Content Warnings

Graphic: Slavery, Injury/Injury detail, Physical abuse, Racial slurs, and Racism

Moderate: War, Sexual violence, Violence, Pregnancy, Sexual assault, and Trafficking