Born southern
Subtitle: childbirth, motherhood, and social networks in the old South
By: V. Lynn Kennedy.
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Baltimore
Language: eng
Number of pages: 277
ISBN-13: 9780801894176
Subjects: Childbirth -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Pregnancy -- Social aspects -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Motherhood -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Mothers -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Children -- Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Social networks -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Family -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Community life -- Southern States -- History -- 19th century; Southern States -- Social conditions -- 19th century; Southern States -- Social life and customs -- 1775-1865
Description: "In 'Born Southern, ' V. Lynn Kennedy addresses the pivotal roles of birth and motherhood in slaveholding families and communities in the Old South. She assesses the power structures of race, gender, and class -- both in the household and in the public sphere -- and how they functioned to construct a distinct antebellum southern society"--Cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.