Enslaved Woman

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Antebellum planters kept meticulous records of the people they enslaved, identifying several traditionally female occupations, including washerwomen.

Courtesy of Hargrett Rare Book and Manuscript Library, University of Georgia Libraries, Robert E. Williams Photographic Collection.

Enslaved Woman

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