Only the clothes on her back, clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States, Laura F. Edwards
Type
Label
Only the clothes on her back, clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States, Laura F. Edwards
Language
eng
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references and index
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
Literary Form
non fiction
Main title
Only the clothes on her back
Medium
electronic resource
Nature of contents
bibliographydictionaries
Oclc number
1288215404
Responsibility statement
Laura F. Edwards
Series statement
Oxford scholarship online.
Sub title
clothing and the hidden history of power in the nineteenth-century United States
Summary
'Only the Clothes on Her Back' illuminates the ways in which women, men of colour, and poor people used textiles as a form of property that enabled them to gain access the legal system and to exercise political power.--, Provided by publisher
Target audience
specialized
Creator
Subject
- Textile industry + Law and legislation -- United States
- Women + Legal status, laws, etc -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Law + Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Poor laws -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans + Legal status, laws, etc + History -- 19th century
- Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Property -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Textile fabrics + Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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Incoming Resources
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Outgoing Resources
- Creator1
- Subject8
- Textile industry + Law and legislation -- United States
- Women + Legal status, laws, etc -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Law + Political aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Poor laws -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- African Americans + Legal status, laws, etc + History -- 19th century
- Equality before the law -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Property -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- Textile fabrics + Social aspects -- United States -- History -- 19th century
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