The Massive, Overlooked Role of Female Slave Owners

Most Americans know that George Washington owned enslaved people at his Mount Vernon home. But fewer probably know that it was his wife, Martha, who dramatically increased the enslaved population there. When they wed in 1759, George may have owned around 18 people. Martha, one of the richest women in Virginia, owned 84.

White women were active and violent participants in the slave market. They bought, sold, managed and sought the return of enslaved people, in whom they had a vested economic interest

After the Civil War, southern white women sought to recreate slavery through exploitative work contracts

las mujeres han sido grandes propietarias de esclavos.. ah, no.. que siempre han estado "hoprimidas" por el "eteropatriakado hopresor".. claro, claro..


claro, claro..


#yotecreo


The Massive, Overlooked Role of Female Slave Owners