Masterful Women: Slaveholding Widows from the American Revolution Through the Civil WarMany early-nineteenth-century slaveholders considered themselves "masters" not only over slaves, but also over the institutions of marriage and family. According to many historians, the privilege of mastery was reserved for white males. But as many as one |
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