A respectable woman : the public roles of African American women in 19th-century New York /

A respectable woman : the public roles of African American women in 19th-century New York /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Dabel, Jane E.
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, [2008]
Subjects:
Racism > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Community life > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Women's rights > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
Sex role > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
African American women > Political activity > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
African American women > New York (State) > New York > History > 19th century.
African American women > New York (State) > New York > Social conditions > 19th century.
Electronic books.
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Table of Contents:
  • I resided in said city ever since : women and the neighborhoods
  • We were not as particular in old days about getting married as they are now : women, the family, and household composition
  • I washed for my living : black women's occupations
  • Idle pleasures and frivolous amusements : African-American women and leisure time
  • They turned me out of my house : African-American women and racialized violence
  • We should cultivate those powers : activism of African-American women.