Harriet Jacobs/Slave Girl

Abstract: A 6 page research paper/essay that discusses Harriet Jacobs' Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl, which is a brutally honest autobiography of a woman who was born into slavery. The writer discusses how Jacobs addresses the ramifications that slavery had on women, particularly those of a sexual nature. This topic is related to why the book was difficult to publish and failed to find a readership among the Northern abolitionist public. Bibliography lists 3 sources.

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Subcatagory: Biographies

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