Format:
XIV, 275 S.
Edition:
1. ed.
ISBN:
9780823232123
,
9780823232116
Series Statement:
Reconstructing America series [14]
Content:
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
Note:
Includes bibliographical references and index
,
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.
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780823232130
Language:
English
Subjects:
History
Keywords:
USA
;
Schwarze
;
Amerika
;
Frau
;
Rassenkonflikt
;
Geschichte 1865-1877
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=30386
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http://www.h-net.org/reviews/showrev.php?id=32533
