Gender in question: slaves and free women in the presence of justice

Translation from english: Silvia Cogollos AmayaThe article uses court cases involving free, freed, and slave women to suggest that rather than submissive and passive, women before the courts not only defended their perceived rights, but appealed to the public sphere to recognize their social roles a...

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Autor Principal: Naro, Nancy Priscilla
Formato: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
Idioma: eng
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Publicado: Pontificia Universidad Javeriana 2014
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Acceso en línea: http://revistas.javeriana.edu.co/index.php/memoysociedad/article/view/7782
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Sumario: Translation from english: Silvia Cogollos AmayaThe article uses court cases involving free, freed, and slave women to suggest that rather than submissive and passive, women before the courts not only defended their perceived rights, but appealed to the public sphere to recognize their social roles as mothers, individuals, and contributors to the formation of society. Issues raised by Nurval-Davis are juxtaposed with court documents to conclude that women did have vital forms of representation in society, even though these were often communicated through male mediators.