Unruly Women: The Politics of Social and Sexual Control in the Old South (Gender and American Culture)

by VictoriaE.Bynum (Author)

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  Paperback
  1992

  $47.32

  In this richly detailed and imaginatively researched study, Victoria Bynum investigates unruly women in central North Carolina before and during the Civil War. Analysing the complex and interrelated impact of gender, race, class, and region on the lives of black and white women, she shows how their diverse experiences influenced the changing social order and political economy of the state.