Redefining rape sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation / Estelle B. Freedman.

Author/creator Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-
Other author American Council of Learned Societies.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoCambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
Description387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
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Subjects

Contents The narrowing meaning of rape -- The crime of seduction -- Empowering white women -- Contesting the rape of Black women -- The racialization of rape and lynching -- African Americans redefine sexual violence -- Raising the age of consent -- From protection to sexualization -- The sexual vulnerability of boys -- "Smashing the masher" -- After suffrage -- The anti-lynching movement -- Scottsboro and its legacies -- The enduring politics of rape.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2013002883
ISBN9780674724846 (alk. paper)

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