"... pioneering study in an area long neglected by historians." ?Women's Review of Books"... we must admire this as an important and interesting contribution." ?The Times of the Americas"Bush's well-organized and clearly written book will appeal to readers interested in women's studies and comparative studies of the black diaspora.... readable and valuable... " ?Choice"... Bush's outstanding contribution is documenting women's unique resistance: They did everything they could not to bear children." ?New Directions For Women"... extremely informative and enjoyable to read, performing the valuable contribution of collecting and analysing data about a relatively neglected topic... " ?Gender and History"Both the general reader and the academic specialist should find this book a valuable contribution to the discourse on gender and slave relations in plantation America" ?International Migration ReviewThis is the first book on black slave wom
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Book Description:
A Choice Outstanding Academic Book of 1990
About the Author:
Barbara Bush was born in Rye, New York, and married George H.W. Bush in 1945. She was the First Lady of the United States from 1989 to 1993. She has five children, including President George W. Bush and Florida Governor Jeb Bush, and fourteen grandchildren. She is the founder of the Barbara Bush Foundation for Family Literacy. She lives in Houston, Texas, and Kennebunkport, Maine.
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- PublisherACLS Humanities E-Book
- Publication date2009
- ISBN 10 1597403423
- ISBN 13 9781597403429
- BindingHardcover
- Number of pages208
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