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Page 57
But in the plantation South economic and social conditions developed in an unbroken pattern from colonial days to the Civil War , so sharply differentiating the South from the rest of the country that we refer to it as a separate and ...
But in the plantation South economic and social conditions developed in an unbroken pattern from colonial days to the Civil War , so sharply differentiating the South from the rest of the country that we refer to it as a separate and ...
Page 58
Plantation Mistresses . The wives and daughters of plant- ers performed an important function on the slave plantation . While they did no manual labor and seldom took personal care of their own children , they supervised and were ...
Plantation Mistresses . The wives and daughters of plant- ers performed an important function on the slave plantation . While they did no manual labor and seldom took personal care of their own children , they supervised and were ...
Page 61
Frances Kemble , the British actress who married an American plantation owner , Pierce Butler , and spent several unhappy months on his Georgia plantation , has left a touching account of the casual abuse of female slaves .
Frances Kemble , the British actress who married an American plantation owner , Pierce Butler , and spent several unhappy months on his Georgia plantation , has left a touching account of the casual abuse of female slaves .
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Theories of Women's Studies Gloria Bowles,Renate Duelli-Klein,Renate Klein No preview available - 1983 |
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| Title | The Woman in American History Specialized studies in American history series |
| Author | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher | Addison-Wesley Publishing Company, 1971 |
| Original from | the University of Virginia |
| Digitized | 25 Jul 2008 |
| ISBN | 0201042274, 9780201042276 |
| Length | 207 pages |
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