A respectable woman
Subtitle: the public roles of African American women in 19th-century New York
By: Jane E. Dabel.
Publisher: New York University Press
Published: 2008
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 245
ISBN-13: 9780814720110
Subjects: African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Social conditions -- 19th century; African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; African American women -- New York (State) -- New York -- Political activity -- History -- 19th century; Sex role -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; Women's rights -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; Community life -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century; Racism -- New York (State) -- New York -- History -- 19th century
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: I resided in said city ever since : women and the neighborhoods; title: We were not as particular in old days about getting married as they are now : women, the family, and household composition; title: I washed for my living : black women's occupations; title: Idle pleasures and frivolous amusements : African-American women and leisure time; title: They turned me out of my house : African-American women and racialized violence; title: We should cultivate those powers : activism of African-American women.