This book is the first to develop a history of the analogy between woman and slave, charting its changing meanings and enduring implications across the social m

A lively, comprehensive account of the struggle for women's rights at a vital time in our national history. The American women who worked for our country's inde

Investigates how patriarchy operated in the lives of the women of Cuba, from elite women to slaves Scholars have long recognized the importance of gender and hi

Approaching a wide range of transnational topics, the editors ask how conceptions of slavery & gendered society differed in the United States, France, Germany,

Winner of the Stone Book Award, Museum of African American History Winner of the Joan Kelly Memorial Prize Winner of the Littleton-Griswold Prize Winner of the