Sally Hemings : given her time / Leigh Fought.
| Author/creator | Fought, Leigh, 1967- author. |
| Format | Book |
| Publication | Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group, 2025. |
| Copyright Date | ©2025 |
| Description | xiii, 167 pages : illustrations, genealogical tables ; 25 cm. |
| Subjects |
| Series | Lives of American women Lives of American women. ^A1295104 |
| Contents | Mothers -- Revolution -- Paris -- "Treaty" -- Implicit -- Mother. |
| Abstract | This biography recounts the extraordinary life of Sally Hemings, the mother of Thomas Jefferson's enslaved children. It situates Hemings within the broader context of American women's history and slavery, providing insights into race, gender, and freedom in the early republic. The book calls for a critical examination of the nation's foundations of inequality, emphasizing the significant costs of life, liberty, and the pursuit of happiness for marginalized individuals. |
| Abstract | "Sally Hemings: Given Her Time is an exciting, concise biography which tells the extraordinary tale of Sally Hemings, mother of Thomas Jefferson's enslaved children. Born on the eve of the American Revolution, the war hung over Sally Hemings childhood. As a teenager, she travelled to Paris to witness the beginning of another revolution. There, she entered a painful bargain and became Jefferson's concubine in exchange for her children's freedom. Over thirty-six years she gave birth to seven children, buried three, and raised four, all while hoping their father would make good on his promise. Placing Hemings within the history of American women and slavery, the book acts as an introduction to race, gender, slavery, and freedom in the first fifty years of the American republic. Within this context, Hemings' life demands an honest reckoning with the national foundations of race, gender, bondage, and freedom from the vantage of a woman for whom nothing was created equal and for whom life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness came with great costs. This textbook includes study questions for students to consider, and documents to encourage students to engage with primary source materials. Sally Hemings: Given Her Time is an accessible and lively read for students in Women and Gender Studies, Women's History and African American Studies"-- Provided by publisher. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Issued in other form | Online version: Fought, Leigh. Sally Hemings. Abingdon, Oxon ; New York, NY : Routledge, 2024 9781003495048 |
| LCCN | 2024004392 |
| ISBN | 9780367436155 hardcover |
| ISBN | 0367436159 hardcover |
| ISBN | 9780813347738 paperback |
| ISBN | 0813347734 paperback |
| ISBN | electronic book |