Event Title
Female Ownership of the Body: The African American Slave, Women and Issues of Today
Location
CSU
Student's Major
Gender and Women's Studies
Student's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Mentor's Name
Mecke Nagel
Mentor's Department
Gender and Women's Studies
Mentor's College
Social and Behavioral Sciences
Description
Throughout history, females' bodies, reproduction and labor has not been entirely their own. A prime example of this is found in the lives and realities of the African American slave. Today, many issues such as abortion, access to birth control, and surrogate mothering are in debate. In order to better understand the differing positions that women take on these issues, it is imperative to consider the unique racial and ethnic histories of groups. Specifically, these histories must be looked at in relation to female ownership and control of her body.
Female Ownership of the Body: The African American Slave, Women and Issues of Today
CSU
Throughout history, females' bodies, reproduction and labor has not been entirely their own. A prime example of this is found in the lives and realities of the African American slave. Today, many issues such as abortion, access to birth control, and surrogate mothering are in debate. In order to better understand the differing positions that women take on these issues, it is imperative to consider the unique racial and ethnic histories of groups. Specifically, these histories must be looked at in relation to female ownership and control of her body.
