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Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation /

Freedman, Estelle B., 1947-

Redefining rape : sexual violence in the era of suffrage and segregation / Estelle B. Freedman. - 387 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm

Includes bibliographical references and index.

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.

9780674724846

2013002883


Rape--History.--United States
Women's rights--History.--United States
Civil rights--History.--United States

HV6561 / .F74 2013

364.15/320973

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