Abstract
Examines the Garrisonian abolitionists' use of the rhetoric of gender in their anti-slavery arguments in the United States between 1850 and 1860. Degenderization of slaves in the southern states; Slaves' representation of the ideals of manhood and womanhood as proof of essential humanity of the black people; Gender and political authority; Defects of the Garrisonian gender rhetoric.
| Original language | English (US) |
|---|---|
| Pages (from-to) | 558-597 |
| Number of pages | 40 |
| Journal | American Quarterly |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue number | 4 |
| DOIs | |
| State | Published - Dec 1993 |
Keywords
- men
- women
- abolitionism
- slave women
- gender roles
- slave men
- masculinity
- white people