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Ties That Bound: Founding First Ladies and Slaves
By Schwartz, Marie Jenkins
- ISBN
- 9780226147550
- Publisher
- Univ. of Chicago
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Library Journal
Starred Review on March 1, 2017 | First Ladies
Schwartz (emerita, history, Univ. of Rhode Island) addresses the rare mention of the integral roles of domestic slaves and their mistresses in the biographies of America's founders. Martha Washington, Martha Jefferson and daughter Polly, and Dolley Madison managed endless household business as well as their staffs of domestic slaves. Schwartz explains the paradox that slavery was central to upholding the status of social and political elites who championed equality and liberty. This bo...Log In or Sign Up to Read More
