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Mary Church Terrell, Reproductive Loss, and the Meaning of Motherhood

Mary Church Terrell provides us with a unique glimpse into the struggles of infertility for a Black woman at the

In 1805, a Black woman known in the historical record as Pleasant, took a deep breath and pushed her son

should not shock me that I am become my mother I mean I touch my belly button & there I

This post is part of our blog series that announces the publication of selected new books in African American History

For Black women, pregnancy presents a multiplying set of vulnerabilities which illuminate the intersectional frames of race, gender, and class