Women in the World of Frederick Douglass

Zusatztext Fought's skill at teasing out Anna Murray Douglass's life and character without any documents written in her own hand is impressive. Anna comes to the reader not the shadowy figure she was to Douglass's acquaintences, but a well-rounded character whose motivations and reactions are grounded in the realities of life as a black woman in the nineteenth century. Overall, this book is not just a well-researched work of history, but an enjoyable read as well. Informationen zum Autor Leigh Fought is Assistant Professor of History at LeMoyne College. She is the author of Southern Womanhood and Slavery: A Biography of Louisa S. McCord and an editor of Frederick Douglass's Correspondence. Klappentext A biographical study of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass through his relationships with the women in his life that reveals the man from both a political/public and private perspective. Zusammenfassung A biographical study of famed abolitionist Frederick Douglass through his relationships with the women in his life that reveals the man from both a political/public and private perspective. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction Chapter 1: "A True Mother' Heart" Chapter 2: Anna Murray, Mrs. Frederick Douglass, 1810-1848 Chapter 3: Liberation, 1841-1847 Chapter 4: Infidelity, 1847-1853 Chapter 5: "I Wont Have Her In My House," 1848-1858 Chapter 6: The Black "Woman's Rights Man," 1848-1884 Chapter 7: "Every Family Has a Something," 1845-1864 Chapter 8: Her True Worth, 1864-1883 Chapter 9: Helen Pitts, Mrs. Frederick Douglass, 1837-1890 Chapter 10: Legacies, 1891-1895 Chapter 11: Afterlife Notes Bibliography Index

Product details

• Authors: Leigh Fought, Leigh (Assistant Professor of History Fought, Fought Leigh
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 07.06.2017
• EAN: 9780199782376
• ISBN: 978-0-19-978237-6
• No. of pages: 424
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Regional and national histories; USA, Modern history to 20th century: c 1700 to c 1900, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / United States / 19th Century, HISTORY / Women, c 1800 to c 1900, 19th century, c 1800 to c 1899, 18th century, c 1700 to c 1799, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, History of the Americas, Gender studies: women and girls, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Slavery, enslaved persons and abolition of slavery