Harriet Jacob's Incidents In The Life Of A Slave Girl

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Harriet Jacob's autobiography "Incidents in the life of a slave girl" was published in 1861. She tells her life story and how slavery affected her, Harriet was a slave who endured many obstacles, sexual misconduct by her owner, prolonged confinement, and her struggle to freedom. Throughout her story you can see the adversity she had to overcome, and not only the physical battle she faced but the mental battle of finding her self-worth and fighting spirit.
In the article "The angry Black woman: The Impact of Pejorative stereotypes on Psychotherapy with Black Women" Ashley explains how all women of the time, even black, are expected to follow the "the perfect lady" standards. In her writing's she states, "In the 19th century, White patriarchy