Redefining Rape Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation

Name: Redefining Rape Sexual Violence in the Era of Suffrage and Segregation
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ISBN: 9780674724846

ISBN-10: 0674724844

ISBN-13: 9780674724846

Edition: 2013

Authors: Estelle B. Freedman

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Rape has never had a universally accepted definition, and the uproar over "legitimate rape" during the 2012 U.S. elections confirms that it remains a word in flux. Redefining Rape tells the story of the forces that have shaped the meaning of sexual violence in the United States, through the experiences of accusers, assailants, and advocates for change. In this ambitious new history, Estelle Freedman demonstrates that our definition of rape has depended heavily on dynamics of political power and social privilege.The long-dominant view of rape in America envisioned a brutal attack on a chaste white woman by a male stranger, usually an African American. From the early nineteenth century,…

Book details

List price: $35.00
Copyright year: 2013
Publisher: Harvard University Press
Publication date: 9/3/2013
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 416
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.25" tall
Weight: 1.694
Language: English



Introduction: The Political History of Rape



The Narrowing Meaning of Rape



The Crime of Seduction



Empowering White Women



Contesting the Rape of Black Women



The Racialization of Rape and Lynching



African Americans Redefine Sexual Violence



Raising the Age of Consent



From Protection to Sexualization



The Sexual Vulnerability of Boys



"Smashing the Masher"



After Suffrage



The Anti-Lynching Movement



Scottsboro and Its Legacies



The Enduring Politics of Rape


Notes


Acknowledgments


Index