Title: Southern womanhood and slavery
Description: This is a biography of Louisa S. McCord, one of the most intriguing intellectuals in antebellum America. The daughter of a South Carolina planter and politician, McCord supported unregulated free trade and the perpetuation of slavery and opposed the advancement of women's rights.
Subjects: American Authors, Biography, History, Intellectual life, Plantation life, Slavery, Women, Women and literature, Women plantation owners, Women, united states, biography
Places: South Carolina, Southern States
People: Louisa Susanna Cheves McCord (1810-1879)
Time periods: 19th century