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Riding Jane Crow : African American women on the American railroad /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thaggert, Miriam (Author)
Corporate Author: JSTOR (Organization)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Urbana : University of Illinois Press, [2022]
Series:Women, gender, and sexuality in American history.
Subjects:
African American women > United States > History.
Railroad travel > United States > History.
African Americans > Legal status, laws, etc.
United States > Race relations.
Noires américaines > États-Unis > Histoire.
Voyages en train > États-Unis > Histoire.
États-Unis > Relations raciales.
African American women.
Race relations.
Railroad travel.
United States.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • Off the tracks: race, gender, and the American railroad
  • Ladies' space: an archive of Black women's railroad narratives
  • A kiss in the dark: sexualizing Black female mobility
  • Platform politics: the waiter carriers of Virginia
  • Handmaidens for travelers: archiving the Pullman Company maid
  • Terminus: Pauli Murray, Pete, and Jane Crow.