LEADER 03086nam 2200733Ia 450 001 9910817095603321 005 20200520144314.0 010 $a1-4384-1561-3 010 $a0-585-42475-6 035 $a(CKB)111056486598048 035 $a(OCoLC)649194878 035 $a(CaPaEBR)ebrary10588746 035 $a(SSID)ssj0000273268 035 $a(PQKBManifestationID)11954725 035 $a(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000273268 035 $a(PQKBWorkID)10314104 035 $a(PQKB)11259688 035 $a(MiAaPQ)EBC3408197 035 $a(EXLCZ)99111056486598048 100 $a19990318d2000 ub 0 101 0 $aeng 135 $aurcnu|||||||| 181 $ctxt 182 $cc 183 $acr 200 10$aWomen in chains $ethe legacy of slavery in Black women's fiction /$fVenetria K. Patton 205 $a1st ed. 210 $aAlbany $cState University of New York Press$dc2000 215 $a1 online resource (215 p.) 225 0$aSUNY series in Afro-American studies 300 $aBibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph 311 $a0-7914-4343-4 320 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. 175-186) and index. 327 $aIntro -- Women in Chains -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1. The Breeding Ground: The Degendering of Female Slaves -- 2. The Cult of True Womanhood and Its Revisions -- 3. Reclaiming True Womanhood -- 4. Tragic Mulattas: Inventing Black Womanhood -- 5. The Haunting Effects of Slavery -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index. 330 $aTraces the connection between slavery and the way in which black women fiction writers depict female characters and address gender issues, particularly maternity. 606 $aAmerican fiction$xAfrican American authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aWomen and literature$zUnited States$xHistory$y20th century 606 $aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism 606 $aAfrican American women$xIntellectual life 606 $aAfrican American families in literature 606 $aAfrican American women in literature 606 $aMother and child in literature 606 $aAfrican Americans in literature 606 $aMotherhood in literature 606 $aSlavery in literature 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xAfrican American authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aWomen and literature$xHistory 615 0$aAmerican fiction$xWomen authors$xHistory and criticism. 615 0$aAfrican American women$xIntellectual life. 615 0$aAfrican American families in literature. 615 0$aAfrican American women in literature. 615 0$aMother and child in literature. 615 0$aAfrican Americans in literature. 615 0$aMotherhood in literature. 615 0$aSlavery in literature. 676 $a813/.5099287/08996073 700 $aPatton$b Venetria K.$f1968-$01666490 801 0$bMiAaPQ 801 1$bMiAaPQ 801 2$bMiAaPQ 906 $aBOOK 912 $a9910817095603321 996 $aWomen in chains$94184943 997 $aUNINA