Title: Born southern
First published: 2010
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.
Subjects: Childbirth, Pregnancy, Motherhood, Mothers, Children, united states, Social networks, united states, Family, united states, Community life, Southern states, social conditions, History, Social conditions, Children, Social networks, Families, Social life and customs, Parturition, Family, History, 19th Century, Social aspects
LC classification: RG652 .K46 2010