Hartman, Saidiya
Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments: Intimate Histories of Riotous Black Girls, Troublesome Women and Queer Radicals
- ISBN 13:
- 9781788163248
- author:
- Hartman, Saidiya
- format:
- Paperback / softback
- publisher:
- Profile Books Ltd
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2021
- Pages:
- 416
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2.5 centimeters (0
- Genre:
- History, Social History, ,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 4 working days
Description
At the dawn of the twentieth century, a new generation of black women emerged, driven by a desire for real freedom. They rejected the traditional roles assigned to them and forged their own paths, pioneering free love, common-law marriage, queer identities, and single motherhood. Their pursuit of liberty had a profound impact on the modern world.
Scholarship has long overlooked the contributions of these trailblazing women, but Wayward Lives, Beautiful Experiments sheds new light on their lives and experiences. This groundbreaking book reveals the defiant brilliance of a forgotten history, pushing the boundaries of our understanding of the past.
Through intimate histories and personal stories, Saidiya Hartman explores the lives of these wayward individuals, who refused to be bound by the conventions of their time. Their lives are a testament to the power of resistance and the enduring legacy of their struggles.
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