ISBN:
9780823232123
,
9780823232116
Language:
English
Pages:
XIV, 275 S.
Edition:
1. ed.
Series Statement:
Reconstructing America series [14]
Series Statement:
Reconstructing America
DDC:
975/.041
Keywords:
United States
;
African American women History 19th century
;
African American women Social conditions 19th century
;
Reconstruction (U.S. history, 1865-1877) Social aspects
;
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Amerika
;
Frau
;
Rassenkonflikt
;
Geschichte 1865-1877
Abstract:
Introduction: "a long time in want of a bureau" -- That the freed-women ... may rise to the dignity and glory of true womanhood : the men, purpose, and gendered freedom of the Freedmen's Bureau -- A weight of circumstances like millstones about their necks to drag and keep them down : freedwomen, federal relief, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- The women are the controlling spirits : freedwomen, free labor, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- To put forth almost superhuman efforts to regain their children : freedwomen, parental rights, and the Freedmen's Bureau -- Strict justice for every man, woman, and child : gender, justice, and the Freedman's Bureau
Description / Table of Contents:
Introduction -- That the freed-women . . . may rise to the dignity and glory of true womanhood -- A weight of circumstances like millstones about their necks to drag and keep them down -- The women are the controlling spirits -- To put forth almost superhuman efforts to regain their children -- Strict justice for every man, woman, and child.
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
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