Little scholarly analysis has been devoted to the hypothesis that antebellum Texas women generally married within their own socioeconomic (slaveholding) class, and thus had only limited choice in the selection of marriage partners. This quantitatively based investigation suggests that the popular image should be carefully qualified. This study reveals that although a majority of Texas women who married during the early 1850s chose men who had the same slaveholding status, a significant minority crossed class lines. By using marriage records of the period in correlation with information gleaned from the census, conclusions were reached. Contemporary women's diaries, letters and reminiscences were investigated, in addition to a historiography of marriage in the South, which created the background for this study.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500430 |
| Date | 12 1900 |
| Creators | Brown, Lisa (Lisa Christina) |
| Contributors | Campbell, Randolph B., 1940-, Pickens, Donald K., Lowe, Richard G., Stephens, A. Ray |
| Publisher | University of North Texas |
| Source Sets | University of North Texas |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | Thesis or Dissertation |
| Format | v, 60 leaves: map, Text |
| Coverage | United States - Texas - Brazoria County, United States - Texas - Cherokee County, United States - Texas - Red River County, United States - Texas - San Augustine County, United States - Texas - Travis County, United States - Texas - Washington County, 1851-1855 |
| Rights | Public, Brown, Lisa (Lisa Christina), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved. |
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