Cooking in Other Women's Kitchens: Domestic Workers in the South,1865-1960

by Rebecca Sharpless

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As African American women left the plantation economy behind, many entered domestic service in southern cities and towns. Cooking was one of the primary jobs they performed, feeding generations of white families and, in the process, profoundly shaping southern foodways and culture. Rebecca Sharpless argues that, in the face of discrimination, long workdays, and low wages, African American cooks worked to assert measures of control over their own lives...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0807834327

ISBN13:9780807834329

Release Date:October 2010

Publisher:University of North Carolina Press

Length:304 Pages

Weight:1.65 lbs.

Dimensions:0.9" x 6.1" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

African-American Studies History Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Specific Demographics Women in History

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