The Woman in American HistoryAddison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 - 207 pages |
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Page 66
... carried a pistol with her . When a slave faltered under the hardships of the trip and proposed to return to slavery ... carrying infants she would drug them into deep sleep and conceal them in a sack . The slaves called her " Moses " and ...
... carried a pistol with her . When a slave faltered under the hardships of the trip and proposed to return to slavery ... carrying infants she would drug them into deep sleep and conceal them in a sack . The slaves called her " Moses " and ...
Page 102
... carried off to northern prisons , their children grow thin for want of food . For them this was total war . their own war , a shattering , all - absorb- ing experience which destroyed all the mores and customs of generations . Under ...
... carried off to northern prisons , their children grow thin for want of food . For them this was total war . their own war , a shattering , all - absorb- ing experience which destroyed all the mores and customs of generations . Under ...
Page 114
... carried her appeal to the Supreme Court where she also lost , but the agitation connected with her case led the Illinois legislature to pass a law in 1872 abolishing sex discrimination in employ- ment . Meanwhile other states had ...
... carried her appeal to the Supreme Court where she also lost , but the agitation connected with her case led the Illinois legislature to pass a law in 1872 abolishing sex discrimination in employ- ment . Meanwhile other states had ...
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References to this book
Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |