Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Born in the West Indies

Born in the West Indies and overcoming great adversity as a young man

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and interactions with world leaders and cultural figures

she became a generous benefactor of black educational institutions and such a staunch supporter of the anti-lynching movement that the State Department labeled her a "race agitator" and denied her a passport in 1919

Only the Clothes on Her Back: Clothing and the Hidden History of Power in the Nineteenth-Century United States Life Liberty and the Pursuit of Happiness Born in the West IndiesBy Laura F. Edwards Hardcover: 456 pages This item is not eligible for discounts unless explicitly mentioned in promotional offers Product Description In Only the Clothes on Her Back, Laura F. Edwards proposes a new understanding of women and mens economic and legal status in American history. She tells the revealing story of ordinary people and how they made use of the economic and legal value of their dresses, bed linens, waistcoats, pantaloons,