Reconstructing motherhood: Pauline Hopkins' 'Contending Forces.': An article from: Studies in American Fiction

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From the supplier: Pauline Hopkins's portrayal of black motherhood in 'Contending Forces: A Romance Illustrative of Negro Life North and South' serves as a cautionary correction to the optimism of Emancipation. Both slave and early twentieth- century mothers are shown as subject to masculine exploitation, unable to take control of either their own bodies or their children. Hopkins linked racial advancement to the end of violence against women.

Citation Details
Title: Reconstructing motherhood: Pauline Hopkins' 'Contending Forces.'
Author: Allison Berg
Publication:Studies in American Fiction (Refereed)
Date: September 22, 1996
Publisher: Northeastern University
Volume: v24 Issue: n2 Page: p131(20)

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