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Emily West

Enslaved Women in America

2014

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Chapter 1. Enslaving African Women S. 9-22

„… the everyday challenges women faced. For example, enslaved women in South America and the British and …” „… ratios meant there were more men than women. Con-versely, in North America, with its more equal sex …” „… countries of South America had more parallels with those of slave women in the Caribbean than with North …”

Chapter 2. Enslaved Women in the Colonial E S. 23-40

„… Women in the Colonial Era • 25Diversity characterized the lives of enslaved women in colonial America …” „… system.As the slave population of America rose, slaveholders began to perceive the women they held in …” „… in regional festivals and celebrations as Afri-can American culture evolved.Throughout America’s …”

Bibliographic Essay S. 143-148

„… (eds.), A Shining Thread of Hope: The History of Black Women in America (New York: Broadway Books, 1998 …” „… ). A convenient reference source is Daina Ramey Berry (ed.), Enslaved Women in America: An Encyclopedia …” „… . Richard Lewis (eds.), Women and Slavery in America: A Documentary History (Fayetteville: University of …”

Introduction S. 1-8

„… bondage in America left a legacy of strength under adversity as enslaved women fought against their dual …” „… sketches the lives of precolonial African women before comparing the lives of enslaved women in America …” „… seeking to understand, and to empathize, with the enslave-ment of women in America in all its …”

Preface

„… Enslaved Women in America9781442208735_WEB.indb 1 10/27/14 7:47 AMThe African American History …” „… America from Settlement to the Civil WarJulie Winch (2014)Enslaved Women in America: From Colonial Times …” „… Bois, and the Struggle for Racial UpliftJacqueline M. Moore (2003)Slavery in Colonial America …”

Index S. 149-156

„… Africans: arrival in British North America of women, 20; colonial-era population, 23; arrival of first …” „… women in, 57–80; childbirth during, 68–69; double-edged sword of motherhood, 79; escape in, 125–30 …” „… British forces, slaves joining, 45–46British North America, 20. See also colonial era, enslaved women …”

Chapter 3. Enslaved Women in the Revolutionary Era and Early Republic S. 41-56

„… and became enslaved Americans in-stead. But some Muslim women fought to maintain their beliefs …” „… slave women in the years that followed.In the 1730s, revolutionary ideas about liberty and freedom …” „… Women in the Revolutionary Era and Early Republic9781442208735_WEB.indb 41 10/27/14 7:47 AM42 …”

Documents S. 103-142

„… illustrates similari-ties between African marriages and those of women enslaved in America.Their mode of …” „… islands slept together in long, dormitory-style buildings. In contrast, enslaved women in North America …” „… . Quoted in Ella Forbes, African American Women during the Civil War (New York and London: Gar-land, 1998 …”

Chapter 4. Enslaved Women in the Antebellum South S. 57-80

„… Berlin, Generations of Captivity, appendix 1, and Daina Ramey Berry, Enslaved Women in America: An …” „… , parents, and children.Before most other women in American society, female slaves pioneered the demanding …” „… in 1860. Enslaved women became especially valuable to slaveholders, as they could both labor and …”

Chapter 5. Enslaved Women in the Civil War S. 81-96

„… Americans, enslaved or otherwise, but it affected slave men and women in different ways. The conflict …” „… military beginning in 1862, thus leaving white women to run plantations, farms, and homes. Denied the …” „… , hunger, and ill health. But the war also increased women’s gendered and racial oppression in the form of …”

Epilogue S. 97-102

„… . But in many respects the lives of black women changed little, despite their freedom. Released from the …” „… not want to work as domestic servants in the homes of white women, but the low earnings of black men …” „… left many no other choice. Racism, poverty, and discrimination still loomed large in black women’s …”

About the Author S. 157-158

„… 157Emily West is associate professor in American history at the University of Reading, UK. She …” „… interests in slavery, gender, and the antebellum South. She also spent twelve months at the University of …” „… slavery, especially on relationships between enslaved couples, enslaved family life, and women and slavery …”

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Jill M. Sullivan (ed.)

Women's Bands in America

2016

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Bibliography S. 353-358

„… ,” http://www.bls.gov/data/home.htm.Accessed December 10, 2007.BIBLIOGRAPHY354Burns, Kristine H., ed.Women and music in America since 1900: An …” „… December 2015.Eaton, Frances Q. “Women Come into Their Own in Orchestras.” Musical America 75(February 15 …” „… M. “Ideology and Amnesia: The Public Debate on Women in the AmericanMilitary 1940–1973.” PhD diss …”

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„… WOMEN’S BANDS IN AMERICAWOMEN’S BANDS IN AMERICAPerforming Music and GenderEdited byJill M …” „… -Publication DataNames: Sullivan, Jill M., 1963–Title: Women’s bands in America : performing music and gender / edited by …” „… ) archivists are critical to unlocking the past and arevery generous with their time, and (2) women in America …”

10 Into the Wild Blue Yonder S. 269-300

„… Schlesinger Library on the History of Women in America ofthe Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study at Harvard …” „… Band Collection, Arthur and Elizabeth Schlesinger Li-brary on the History of Women in America …” „… ElizabethSchlesinger Library on the History of Women in America, Radcliffe Institutefor Advanced Study, Harvard …”

5 All-Female School Bands S. 95-126

„… Women’s Bands in America,”MusicEducators Journal 95, no. 1 (September 2008): 34.10. Sondra Howe,Women …” „… .47The earliest evidence found of all-female school bands in the UnitedStates comes from America’s …” „… that AfricanAmericans could attend in Texas in 1940.87 During the war when themen were gone, the women …”

12 Blowing the Tradition S. 325-342

„… America,”Music Educators Journal (2008): 33.20. Jill M. Sullivan, Bands of Sisters: U.S. Women’s Military Bands …” „… social group in whichthere is power exercised by women in a military sphere. Issues to beaddressed in …” „… , in force in the traditional military band inMexico. Women are part of the band, a musical practice …”

7 A Survey of All-Female Drum and Bugle Corps Featuring the Hormel Girls S. 153-168

„… invited young women toparticipate in the Ventures, an all-girl corps based in Kitchener/Water-loo, Ontario …” „… industry band. Her nickname was Mac in theWAVES (Women Accepted for Volunteer Emergency Service), a …” „… , most corps now encourage women to compete along with men forpositions in the integrated groups. The …”

9 Parading Women S. 229-268

„… what they were. The Allied victory owes much to thepersonnel of America’s women’s military bands.In his …” „… tofight in the war, both in Europe and the Pacific, while thousands ofAmerican women would be called to be …” „… propagan-da campaign waged in American history. Women were asked by theU.S. government to leave their homes …”

Index S. 359-368

„… Ladies’ Band, 81Salvation Army bands, 52, 58, 61Schlesinger Library History of Women inAmerica, 292school …” „… inAmerica,” ix, 68n8Chautauqua, 29, 30, 33, 46n75, 46n77, 51,60, 64, 80, 90n7Chicago Ladies Orchestra, 84 …” „… , 255–258WAF, 10; 543rd Air Force Band (WAF),287, 289, 290. See alsoWomen in theAir ForceWainwright, John W …”

13 Conclusions and Recommendations S. 343-352

„… book examined the mostly forgotten history of women’s bandsthat existed in many parts of North America …” „… American history, so didwomen’s experiences playing in bands. For these women, the idea ofemerging from the …” „… during three centuriesstarting in the late nineteenth century until today. The women per-formed in a …”

2 Helen May Butler and Her Ladies’ Military Band S. 15-50

„… were women. Butler andher Ladies’ Military Band rose to prominence in a time when being afemale …” „… identity as women of the time.Compiled from Butler’s own scrapbook located in the archives of theNational …” „… accomplished ensemble of women in a mascu-line-dominated field during the early twentieth century is an …”

1 Introduction S. 1-14

„… and Michaele Weissman, “Don’t Steal a Job from aMan,” in A History of Women in America (New York …” „… This book traces nearly 140 years of women’s bands in the UnitedStates. Beginning in the 1880s until …” „… instru-mentation of bands varies. For example, in the nineteenth century inthe United States, women’s bands were …”

3 Town Bands, 1880–1920 S. 51-72

„… . Hazen, The Music Men, 54–55.8. Jill M. Sullivan, “A Century of Women’s Bands in America,”MusicEducators …” „… bands were popular in the late nineteenth century. Familybands included men, women, and children, and …” „… photos of bands in the United States thatincluded the words girls, ladies, or women in their names.14 …”

8 Mary Lou Williams’s Girl Stars and the Politics of Negotiation S. 169-228

„… all-girl jamsession in the recording history took place when an all-star date featur-ing America’s foremost …” „… Placksin for American Women in Jazz,Rose Gottesman said she was hired by Feather to do the July 24, 1946 …” „… in Jazz, Featuring America’sGreatest Feminine Jazz Musicians.” That both are acclaimed jazz …”

4 “An Attraction of Unusual Merit” S. 73-94

„… kilts, then that was what theydid.By the year 1900, many women in America had crossed one hurdleon the …” „… is known about women’s early experiences in the American musi-cal labor market. Work is an …” „… brochure thatdepicted the two women in military costume playing bugles in front of ahuge American flag …”

6 Legacies of Leadership S. 127-152

„… America, Canada, and Europe. In1981, the band performed at the American School Band Directors …” „… . RickelsThe scarcity of research on women in the band profession has ren-dered the contributions of female …” „… band directors almost invisible. Fo-cused research on women in the band field, therefore, can provide …”

11 Rockin’ It Local S. 301-324

„… presence of African American women in rock aspivotal to understanding how race and economics have informed …” „… African American Women in Rock and Roll,1953–1984 (forthcoming).15. Adele Keala Fournet, “Women Rockers …” „… that “Most of the spaces where[women musicians] go to participate in music-related things are …”

About the Editor and Contributors S. 369-373

„… State Uni-versity (ASU) in Tempe, teaches, researches, and writes about women’shistorical participation …” „… first was Bands ofSisters: U.S. Women’s Military Bands during World War II. She’s inter-ested in …” „… pastnational president of Tau Beta Sigma, the National Honorary BandSorority. She also is active in Women Band …”

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