African-American women fought for their freedom with courage and vigor during and after
the Civil War. Leslie Schwalm explores the vital roles of enslaved and formerly enslaved …

As the Civil War drew to a close, newly emancipated black women workers made their way
to Atlanta—the economic hub of the newly emerging urban and industrial south—in order to …

" One of those rare books that quickly became the standard work in its field."—Anne Firor
Scott, Duke University Living with the dual burdens of racism and sexism, slave women in …

Scarlett Doesn't Live Here Anymore is a dramatic history of the South in the years leading up
to and following the Civil War: a history that focuses on the women, black and white, rich and …

When Confederate men marched off to battle, white women across the South confronted
unaccustomed and unsought responsibilities: directing farms and plantations, providing for …

Before 1865, slavery and freedom coexisted tenuously in America in an environment that
made it possible not only for enslaved women to become free but also for emancipated …

"... a much-needed volume on a neglected topic that is of great interest to scholars of
women, slavery, and African American history."—Drew Faust Gender was a decisive force in …

Documenting the difficult class relations between women slaveholders and slave women,
this study shows how class and race as well as gender shaped women's experiences and …

Many early-nineteenth-century slaveholders considered themselves" masters" not only over
slaves, but also over the institutions of marriage and family. According to many historians …

A sweeping panorama of black women's experience throughout history and across classes
and continents This book was put together to reclaim, and to create heightened awareness …