Article Title

Gendered Resistance: Women, Slavery, and the Legacy of Margaret Garner

Authors

Ashley Baggett

ISBN

978-0-252-07942-9

Price

$28.00

Publisher

University of Illinois Press

Abstract

A Far Reaching Look at Slavery Through the Eyes of One Who Lived It

In 1856, an enslaved woman named Margaret Garner attempted to obtain freedom by running away with her family. Their quest quickly ended after being discovered by slave catchers. In a last ditch effort to resist her master ....

DOI

10.31390/cwbr.16.2.07

Recommended Citation

Baggett, Ashley (2014) "Gendered Resistance: Women, Slavery, and the Legacy of Margaret Garner," Civil War Book Review: Vol. 16 : Iss. 2 .
DOI: 10.31390/cwbr.16.2.07
Available at: https://digitalcommons.lsu.edu/cwbr/vol16/iss2/6