1. Reassessing the Past - Gender and Slavery
" Because there were limited objective measures readily available to verify health complaints and claims of pregnancy, it was very common for a slave women to use the aforementioned excuses to reduce her workload. ... He states that slave women recognized their child-bearing capacity as a source of extra capital and were so opposed to this function that they would take necessary measures to avoid conception. ...
- Word Count: 1150
- Approx Pages: 5
- Has Bibliography
- Grade Level: Graduate