women slaves

Sapphire, having inherited the qualities of perseverance and strength from her mother, a woman forced into slavery in 1749, passes on those traits to successive generations of African-American women as they struggle to triumph over rape, humiliation, poverty, and scandal.

Explores the situation of slave women in the plantation South and compares the myths that stereotypes them with the reality of their lives.

Mumbet's Declaration of Independence tells the story of a Massachusetts slave from the Revolutionary era--in 1781, she successfully used the new Massachusetts Constitution to make a legal case that she should be free.

Presents a biography of the the eighteenth century woman who arrived in America as a slave and became an internationally famous poet and the first African-American to publish a book.

Tells the story of a runaway slave.

"Presents the life of a California ex-slave, nurse, and midwife, who started many philanthropic projects"--OCLC.

Discusses the lives and social contributions of a number of imprisoned African American women.

"The hidden story of Cathy Williams, a former slave and the first woman ever to serve in the US Army"--OCLC.

"Set in Ancient Rome, Blood and Sand reimagines Spartacus as a seventeen-year-old girl. When Attia is sold as a slave to the House of Timeus, no one knows she's actually the warrior princess of Thrace, and the last of her people. She is given to Xanthus, a fellow slave and gladiator champion of Rome, as a gift from his master. Attia and Xanthus begin to build a trust through their shared skill in combat and a driving desire to seek revenge on the Roman leaders who wiped out their respective homes. While their burgeoning love leaves them both with something to lose, Attia never takes her eyes off her goal of vengeance"--OCLC.