As If She Were Free: A Collective Biography of Women and Emancipation in the Americas
- ISBN-10
- 1108493408
- ISBN-13
- 9781108493406
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 320
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2020-10-08
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press
- Authors
- Tatiana Seijas, Erica L. Ball, Terri L. Snyder
Description
A groundbreaking collective biography narrating the history of emancipation through the life stories of women of African descent in the Americas.
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