The Resource Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America, Catherine Kerrison
Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America, Catherine Kerrison
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- Summary
- "Thomas Jefferson had three daughters: Martha and Maria by his wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, and Harriet by his slave Sally Hemings. In Jefferson's Daughters, Catherine Kerrison, a scholar of early American and women's history, recounts the remarkable journey of these three women--and how their struggle to define themselves reflects both the possibilities and the limitations that resulted from the American Revolution. Although the three women shared a father, the similarities end there. Martha and Maria received a fine convent school education while they lived with their father during his diplomatic posting in Paris--a hothouse of intellectual ferment whose celebrated salonnières are vividly brought to life in Kerrison's narrative. Once they returned home, however, the sisters found their options limited by the laws and customs of early America. Harriet Hemings followed a different path. She escaped slavery--apparently with the assistance of Jefferson himself. Leaving Monticello behind, she boarded a coach and set off for a decidedly uncertain future. For this groundbreaking triple biography, Kerrison has uncovered never-before-published documents written by the Jefferson sisters when they were in their teens, as well as letters written by members of the Jefferson and Hemings families. She has interviewed Hemings family descendants (and, with their cooperation, initiated DNA testing) and searched for descendants of Harriet Hemings. The eventful lives of Thomas Jefferson's daughters provide a unique vantage point from which to examine the complicated patrimony of the American Revolution itself. The richly interwoven story of these three strong women and their fight to shape their own destinies sheds new light on the ongoing movement toward human rights in America--and on the personal and political legacy of one of our most controversial Founding Fathers." -- Publisher's description
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Contents
-
- An enlightened household
- Departure
- Passing
- Legacies
- First Monticello
- To Paris
- School life
- Families reunited
- Transitions
- Becoming American again
- A Virginia wife
- Harriet's Monticello
- Isbn
- 9781101886243
- Label
- Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America
- Title
- Jefferson's daughters
- Title remainder
- three sisters, white and black, in a young America
- Statement of responsibility
- Catherine Kerrison
- Title variation
- Jeffersons daughters
- Title variation remainder
- three sisters, white and black, in a young America
- Subject
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- Biographies
- trueEnslaved people
- Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804
- trueFathers and daughters
- trueGender role
- trueHalf sisters
- Hemings, Harriet, 1801-
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
- trueMultiracial children
- Presidents -- United States -- Family -- Biography
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836
- Slaves
- Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- trueWomen and politics
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Thomas Jefferson had three daughters: Martha and Maria by his wife, Martha Wayles Jefferson, and Harriet by his slave Sally Hemings. In Jefferson's Daughters, Catherine Kerrison, a scholar of early American and women's history, recounts the remarkable journey of these three women--and how their struggle to define themselves reflects both the possibilities and the limitations that resulted from the American Revolution. Although the three women shared a father, the similarities end there. Martha and Maria received a fine convent school education while they lived with their father during his diplomatic posting in Paris--a hothouse of intellectual ferment whose celebrated salonnières are vividly brought to life in Kerrison's narrative. Once they returned home, however, the sisters found their options limited by the laws and customs of early America. Harriet Hemings followed a different path. She escaped slavery--apparently with the assistance of Jefferson himself. Leaving Monticello behind, she boarded a coach and set off for a decidedly uncertain future. For this groundbreaking triple biography, Kerrison has uncovered never-before-published documents written by the Jefferson sisters when they were in their teens, as well as letters written by members of the Jefferson and Hemings families. She has interviewed Hemings family descendants (and, with their cooperation, initiated DNA testing) and searched for descendants of Harriet Hemings. The eventful lives of Thomas Jefferson's daughters provide a unique vantage point from which to examine the complicated patrimony of the American Revolution itself. The richly interwoven story of these three strong women and their fight to shape their own destinies sheds new light on the ongoing movement toward human rights in America--and on the personal and political legacy of one of our most controversial Founding Fathers." -- Publisher's description
- Biography type
- collective biography
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 10616393
- Cataloging source
- NcU/DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1953-
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Kerrison, Catherine
- Dewey number
- 973.4/60922
- Illustrations
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- illustrations
- maps
- portraits
- genealogical tables
- Index
- index present
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
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- Randolph, Martha Jefferson
- Eppes, Maria
- Hemings, Harriet
- Jefferson, Thomas
- Women
- Women
- Presidents
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- three sisters, white and black, in a young America
- Label
- Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America, Catherine Kerrison
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-402) and index
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- volume
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- nc
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- rdacarrier
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- text
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- txt
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- Contents
-
- An enlightened household
- Departure
- Passing
- Legacies
- First Monticello
- To Paris
- School life
- Families reunited
- Transitions
- Becoming American again
- A Virginia wife
- Harriet's Monticello
- Control code
- 1907343
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101886243
- Lccn
- 2017043540
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
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- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits, genealogical table
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781101886243
- (OCoLC)982564787
- Label
- Jefferson's daughters : three sisters, white and black, in a young America, Catherine Kerrison
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 339-402) and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
-
- An enlightened household
- Departure
- Passing
- Legacies
- First Monticello
- To Paris
- School life
- Families reunited
- Transitions
- Becoming American again
- A Virginia wife
- Harriet's Monticello
- Control code
- 1907343
- Dimensions
- 25 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xi, 425 pages
- Isbn
- 9781101886243
- Lccn
- 2017043540
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations, map, portraits, genealogical table
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781101886243
- (OCoLC)982564787
Subject
- Biographies
- trueEnslaved people
- Eppes, Maria, 1778-1804
- trueFathers and daughters
- trueGender role
- trueHalf sisters
- Hemings, Harriet, 1801-
- Jefferson, Thomas, 1743-1826 -- Family
- trueMultiracial children
- Presidents -- United States -- Family -- Biography
- Randolph, Martha Jefferson, 1772-1836
- Slaves
- Women -- United States -- History -- 18th century
- Women -- United States -- History -- 19th century
- trueWomen and politics
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