Good Wives, Nasty Wenches, and Anxious Patriarchs: Gender, Race, and Power in Colonial Virginia (Published by the Omohundro Institute of Early ... and the University of North Carolina Press) Illustrated Edition

by Kathleen M. Brown (Author)

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Kathleen Brown examines the origins of racism and slavery in British North America from the perspective of gender. Both a basic social relationship and a model for other social hierarchies, gender helped determine the construction of racial categories and the institution of slavery in Virginia. But the rise of racial slavery also transformed gender relations, including ideals of masculinity. In response to the presence of Indians, the shortage of labor, and the insecurity of social rank, Virginia's colonial government tried to reinforce its authority by regulating the labor and sexuality of English servants and by making legal distinctions between English and African women. This practice, along with making slavery hereditary through the mother, contributed to the cultural shift whereby women of African descent assumed from lower-class English women both the burden of fieldwork and the stigma of moral corruption. Brown's analysis extends through Bacon's Rebellion in 1676, an important juncture in consolidating the colony's white male public culture, and into the eighteenth century. She demonstrates that, despite elite planters' dominance, wives, children, free people of color, and enslaved men and women continued to influence the meaning of race and class in colonial Virginia.

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Editorial Reviews

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ÝC¨rucial to our understanding not only of gender but of race and power in colonial Virginia.

"Journal of Southwest Georgia History"

ÝS¨he has transformed even the very familiar by her original thinking and her command of recent theoretical formulations.

"Signs"

Meticulously researched, carefully reasoned, and gracefully written, this book should be on the reading list of every historian.

"American Historical Review"

Should be a standard purchase for all academic libraries with holdings in U.S. history.

"Choice"

This big book is intriguing, provocative, and deeply unsettling.

"Journal of Southern History"

"Meticulously researched, carefully reasoned, and gracefully written, this book should be on the reading list of every historian.

"American Historical Review""

"This big book is intriguing, provocative, and deeply unsettling.

"Journal of Southern History""

[C]rucial to our understanding not only of gender but of race and power in colonial Virginia.

"Journal of Southwest Georgia History"

[S]he has transformed even the very familiar by her original thinking and her command of recent theoretical formulations.

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Kathleen Brown has written an important book that is going to revolutionize our understanding of colonial Virginia, of the origins of slavery, and of the role of gender in the evolution of early American society. . . . An admirable combination of sophisticated conceptual design and richly textured and original data . . . that will have a major intellectual impact across the fields of American history.--Drew Gilpin Faust, author of Mothers of Invention: Women of the Slaveholding South in the American Civil War

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ Omohundro Institute and University of North Carolina Press; Illustrated edition (November 25, 1996)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 512 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 0807846236
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-0807846230
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.7 pounds
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6.14 x 1.04 x 9.21 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #57,290 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #50 in Gender Studies (Books)
- #90 in U.S. Colonial Period History
- #162 in United States History (Books)

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Pat Lubking

Well written, thoroughly researched and very informative; however ...

Reviewed in the United States on January 6, 2017

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Well written, thoroughly researched and very informative; however, I was expecting the book to be different. I don't know how to explain my expectations.l I think I was looking for a less detailed, more entertaining read. The title is what drew me to the book!

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James E Bridges

wife says it is a good history book

Reviewed in the United States on September 24, 2018

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Old School

Interesting and thought provoking

Reviewed in the United States on December 4, 2015

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Very interesting view of Colonial Virginia's hierarchy with detailed research to support the thesis of female rights and their societal position relative to men and slaves. Well written. Recommend to anyone interested in early American history, daily life in colonial Virginia and the legacy of slavery in the US.

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JMW

Heavy Reading

Reviewed in the United States on May 17, 2015

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A heavy book in all senses of the word. Interesting material, not necessarily always told in an interesting manner. A good, but again not compellingly told, overview of women's rights or non-rights in the 18th C. But be sure to feel strong when reading it! It's VERY heavy, and the Kindle version does not have the maps or pictures of the printed version.

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Susana Geliga

Five Stars

Reviewed in the United States on November 7, 2017

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Excellent book!

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Joey Degollado

Colonial History at its Best

Reviewed in the United States on September 29, 2013

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This was one of the text books assigned to my senior level Colonial America class. I enjoyed reading this text and discussing it in class every week. The amount of information that it covered was amazing and gave a very clear picture of how women lived during a very important time in US history.

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Lou Evans

Enjoyed it

Reviewed in the United States on September 21, 2011

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Great stories, such rich details, well written. It's a thick book that will take some time to get through, but it's a fun journey.

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Hymeed

All about woman

Reviewed in the United States on May 7, 2014