These breakthroughs in academia have contributed especially to the inclusion and representation of black women who took part in slavery. ... The first comprehensive book to be written about enslaved African American women is titled Ar'n't I a Woman by Deborah White. ... These gatherings were especially enjoyable for women, who dressed up in, for them, very elaborate clothing. Accustomed to wearing tattered, poor quality fabric that further relegated their status, bondswomen "went to great trouble to create and wear clothes of quality and, importantly, style.... This is reflecte...

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