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Lockley, Timothy James (2012) Survival strategies of poor white women in Savannah, 1800–1860. Journal of the Early Republic, Volume 32 (Number 3). pp. 415-435. doi:10.1353/jer.2012.0045
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Abstract
Poor white women had a particularly challenging experience in antebellum Savannah since they were female in a patriarchal society and poor members of the ‘superior race’ that had numerous legal and social advantages. This articles explores the multiple ingenious survival strategies adopted by poor white women in Savannah, including marriage, employment, crime and charity. It ultimately argues that poor white women exploited their racial privileges to the full by taking advantage of legal loopholes and lax law enforcement to earn money, while at the same time earning the sympathy and financial support of elite white men and women via benevolent organisations. Poor white women were able to survive in slave societies because they had significant racial privileges that could not be denied.
| Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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| Subjects: | E History America > E151 United States (General) H Social Sciences > HN Social history and conditions. Social problems. Social reform H Social Sciences > HQ The family. Marriage. Woman |
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| Divisions: | Faculty of Arts > History | ||||
| Library of Congress Subject Headings (LCSH): | Slavery -- United States, Poor women -- United States -- History -- 19th century, Poor women -- United States -- Social conditions, Women, White -- United States -- Social conditions | ||||
| Journal or Publication Title: | Journal of the Early Republic | ||||
| Publisher: | University of Pennsylvania Press | ||||
| ISSN: | 0275-1275 | ||||
| Official Date: | 2012 | ||||
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| Volume: | Volume 32 | ||||
| Number: | Number 3 | ||||
| Page Range: | pp. 415-435 | ||||
| DOI: | 10.1353/jer.2012.0045 | ||||
| Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
| Publication Status: | Published | ||||
| Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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