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

3.0

I read this for my US Women's History class and enjoyed it. Though of course sad and even heartbreaking in places, it does a fantastic job of tracing the history of slavery in the US, explaining the differences in female & male experiences of slavery, examining why women have been left out of most histories of slavery, and contrasting the myths & realities regarding the subject. White gives an interesting treatment of the intersecting oppressions faced by black women and how their status differed from that of black men and white women. As an added bonus, it's very easily readable and well-organized.