Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South by Deborah Gray White

Ar'n't I a Woman?: Female Slaves in the Plantation South

Deborah Gray White

256 pages first pub 1985 (editions)

nonfiction feminism history challenging informative reflective fast-paced
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Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in the plantation South assumed roles within the family and community that contrasted sharply with traditional female roles in the larger American society. This new edition of Ar'n't I...

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