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Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation / Estelle B. Freedman.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Rape--United States--History.
- Rape.
- Women's rights--United States--History.
- Women's rights.
- Civil rights--United States--History.
- Civil rights.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (376 p.)
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- Sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation
- Place of Publication:
- Cambridge, Massachusetts : Harvard University Press, 2013.
- Language Note:
- English
- Summary:
- The uproar over "legitimate rape" during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that rape remains a word in flux, subject to political power and social privilege. Redefining Rape describes the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the U.S., through the experiences of accusers, assailants, and advocates for change.
- Contents:
- The narrowing meaning of rape
- The crime of seduction
- Empowering white women
- Contesting the rape of Black women
- The racialization of rape and lynching
- African Americans redefine sexual violence
- Raising the age of consent
- From protection to sexualization
- The sexual vulnerability of boys
- "Smashing the masher"
- After suffrage
- The anti-lynching movement
- Scottsboro and its legacies
- The enduring politics of rape.
- Notes:
- Description based upon print version of record.
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on print version record.
- ISBN:
- 9780674728509
- 0674728505
- 9780674728493
- 0674728491
- OCLC:
- 858861385
- Publisher Number:
- 2027/heb32832 hdl
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