More Than Chattel

". . . enriching reading on the complexity and diversity of women's lives under slavery. . . . its subject is essential to the study of slavery, it offers some excellent remedies for the gaps that undoubtedly plague many reading lists on the topic." -Journal of Economic History

"This valuable collection will be read with interest by all students of women's history." -Plantation Society in the Americas

"This book makes an important contribution to our understanding of slave women in the Americas while offering ideas for new research directions." -New West Indian Guide/Nieuwe West-Indische Gids

"This superb collection makes an important contribution to our understanding of slavery." -Times Literary Supplement

"This exciting collection demonstrates that 'gendered relations and expectations' means that 'slave women experienced slavery quite differently from slave men.' . . . The volume provides an excellent overview of the growing integration of the history of slavery and women's history, and is admirably suited for course work in those fields." -Choice

" . . . a much-needed volume on a neglected topic that is of great interest to scholars of women, slavery, and African American history." -Drew Faust

"This provocative text is yet another example of the valuable contributions to scholarship that have been made by Dr. Gaspar and Dr. Hine." -The Journal of American History

". . . this volume is a first-rate introduction to students . . ." -Labor History

Exploring slavery and slave society through the lives of black women. Gender was a decisive force in shaping slave society. Slave men's experiences differed from those of slave women, who were exploited both in reproductive as well as productive capacities.