Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Book

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Wayland Museum

Name/Title

Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl

Entry/Object ID

1961.15.1

Secondary Title

Written by Herself

Description

Describes the sexual oppression Jacobs suffered while a slave and her successful struggle to free herself and her children. It was written to bring to the attention of the women of the northern states the conditon of the black women of the south.Although Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl is now recognized as a major antebellum autobiography of a Black woman, the timing of its publication in the months of the Civil War brought it little public notice. Physical Description: 306 p. 19 cm.

Collection

Books and Pamphlets by L.M. Child

Acquisition

Accession

1961.15

Source or Donor

Stone, Mr. J. Sidney

Acquisition Method

Gift

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Other Documents

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Abolition movement, Slavery

Search Terms

Social & Personal Activity, Slavery, Jacobs, Harriet A. 1813-1897

Inscription/Signature/Marks

Type

Inscription

Transcription

Mrs.Susan Rutter from her affectionate friend, L. Maria Child Jan. 1861."

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

Other Number

24

Number Type

Old Number

Other Number

24

Book Details

Author

Jacobs, Harriet Ann

Editor

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis)

Edition

First

Publisher

Lydia Maria Child

Place Published

Location

Boston

Date Published

1861

Publication Language

English

Notes

Copy No.: 1

Condition

Overall Condition

Poor

Date Examined

Jul 20, 2020

Examined By

Gardner-Westcott, Kay

Notes

Spine taped on; foxed pages; loose textbox, dirty worn edges to cover and top of spine missing.

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Child, Lydia Maria (Francis), Jacobs, Harriet Ann, Mrs. Susan Rutter

General Notes

Note

Notes: Inscription on the front end sheet: "Mrs.Susan Rutter from her affectionate friend, L. Maria Child Jan. 1861." Introduction by L. Maria Child. Preface by the author before the introduction under the pseudonym of Linda Brent. Embossed front and back cover Status: OK Status By: Wescott, Kay Status Date: 2020-07-20