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