Women in the World of Frederick Douglass
New York, New York: Oxford University Press, 2017. First American Edition [stated], First printing [stated]. Hardcover. xiv, [2], 401, [7] pages. Illustrations. Appendix on Family Trees. Notes. Abbreviations used in notes. Index. Scuff marks (caused by the removal of a pasted dust jacket) inside front and rear boards. Stamp on top edge. Leigh Fought is Associate Professor of History at LeMoyne College. She is the author of Southern Womanhood and Slavery: A Biography of Louisa S. McCord and an editor of The Frederick Douglass Papers: Series Three: Correspondence, Volume 1: 1842-1852 . Frederick Douglass' race, his enslaved status, his ability to read, his self-emancipation, his success as a speaker and newspaper editor, the way he lived very aspect of his life in opposition to racism, his understanding of equality between the sexes, his intellectual development--all emerged from the world of women. Derived from a Kirkus review: Frederick Douglass (1818-1895) life, argues the author, was shaped by women. The first was Sophia Auld, his slave master’s wife, who spent a year teaching the young Frederick Johnson to read. He fled from enslavement to marry Anna Murray, a free woman, who shared his aspirations to move into the middle class; when they married, both took the surname Douglass, hoping it would help them evade slave-catchers. At anti-slavery meetings and women’s rights organizations, many participants were drawn to Douglass. Fought focuses on the British abolitionist Julia Griffiths and the German reformer Ottilie Assing, with whom Douglass could discuss politics, literature, and religion. Because Griffiths and Assing were white, Douglass’ critics took an opportunity to attack his morality. Fought highlights ferocious in-fighting among anti-slavery groups and the Douglass family’s close ties to John Brown. A fresh and insightful perspective on a major historical figure. Condition: Good.
Keywords: Frederick Douglass, Black Studies, Women's Studies, Racism, Slavery, Abolition, Julia Griffiths, Ottilie Assing, Anna Murray, Sophia Auld
ISBN: 9780199782376
[Book #78857]
Price: $45.00