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South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 1 (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times)
Marjorie Julian Spruill
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Description for South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 1 (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times)
Hardcover. Part of the three volumes on South Carolina women, this title spans the long period from the sixteenth century through the Civil War era. It features the religious, racial, ethnic, and class diversity of the women. It contains essays on plantation mistresses, overseers' wives, nonslaveholding women from the upcountry and slave women. Editor(s): Spruill, Marjorie Julian (Professor of History, Vanderbilt University, USA); Littlefield, Valinda W.; Johnson, Joan Marie. Num Pages: 320 pages, 17 b&w photos, 1 map. BIC Classification: 1KBBFS; HBTB; JFSJ1. Category: (G) General (US: Trade); (U) Tertiary Education (US: College). Dimension: 229 x 152 x 28. Weight in Grams: 544.
This title is the first of three volumes on South Carolina women. This volume, which spans the long period from the sixteenth century through the Civil War era, is remarkable for the religious, racial, ethnic, and class diversity of the women it features. Essays on plantation mistresses, overseers' wives, nonslaveholding women from the upcountry, slave women, and free black women in antebellum Charleston are certain to challenge notions about the slave South and about the significance of women to the state's economy. South Carolina's unusual history of religious tolerance is explored through the experiences of women of various faiths, and ... Read more
This title is the first of three volumes on South Carolina women. This volume, which spans the long period from the sixteenth century through the Civil War era, is remarkable for the religious, racial, ethnic, and class diversity of the women it features. Essays on plantation mistresses, overseers' wives, nonslaveholding women from the upcountry, slave women, and free black women in antebellum Charleston are certain to challenge notions about the slave South and about the significance of women to the state's economy. South Carolina's unusual history of religious tolerance is explored through the experiences of women of various faiths, and ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Hardback
Publication date
2009
Publisher
University of Georgia Press
Condition
New
Number of Pages
320
Place of Publication
Georgia, United States
ISBN
9780820329352
SKU
V9780820329352
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About Marjorie Julian Spruill
Marjorie Julian Spruill is professor of history at the University of South Carolina. Valinda W. Littlefield is an assistant professor of history at the University of South Carolina. Joan Marie Johnson is a lecturer at Northeastern Illinois University.
Reviews for South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times, Volume 1 (Southern Women: Their Lives and Times)
This first volume of South Carolina Women: Their Lives and Times is an important contribution to our understanding of the history and culture of the Palmetto State. It is a welcome addition to my South Carolina bookshelf. - Walter Edgar, author of South Carolina: A History and editor of The South Carolina Encyclopedia