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The free women of Petersburg : status and culture in a southern town, 1784-1860 / Suzanne Lebsock.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: New York : Norton, 1985, c1984.Description: xx, 326 p. : 1 map ; 21 cmISBN:
  • 0393952649
  • 9780393952643
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Contents:
Petersburg: the setting -- The political economy of marriage -- Loopholes: separate estates -- Free women of color -- Women alone: property and personalism -- Women working -- Women together: organizations -- On feminism, slavery, and the experience of defeat.
Holdings
Item type Current library Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Books (30-Day Checkout) Books (30-Day Checkout) Nash Library General Stacks HQ1423.L427 1985 1 Available 33710001122907

"An essay on sources:" p. [250]-260.

Includes index.

Petersburg: the setting -- The political economy of marriage -- Loopholes: separate estates -- Free women of color -- Women alone: property and personalism -- Women working -- Women together: organizations -- On feminism, slavery, and the experience of defeat.