{"product_id":"riding-jane-crow-african-american-women-on-the-american-railroad-women-gender-and-sexuality-in-american-history","title":"Riding Jane Crow: African American Women on the American Railroad (Women, Gender, and Sexuality in American History)","description":"Miriam Thaggert illuminates the stories of African American women as passengers and as workers on the nineteenth- and early-twentieth-century railroad. As Jim Crow laws became more prevalent and forced Black Americans to \"ride Jim Crow\" on the rails, the train compartment became a contested space of leisure and work. Riding Jane Crow examines four instances of Black female railroad travel: the travel narratives of Black female intellectuals such as Anna Julia Cooper and Mary Church Terrell; Black middle-class women who sued to ride in first class \"ladies’ cars\"; Black women railroad food vendors; and Black maids on Pullman trains. Thaggert argues that the railroad represented a technological advancement that was entwined with African American attempts to secure social progress. Black women's experiences on or near the railroad illustrate how American technological progress has often meant their ejection or displacement; thus, it is the Black woman who most fully measures the success of American freedom and privilege, or \"progress,\" through her travel experiences.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0252086597\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: DBV.0252086597.G\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Good\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Thaggert, Miriam\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: Gently used with minimal wear on the corners and cover. A few pages may contain light highlighting or writing, but the text remains fully legible. Dust jacket may be missing, and supplemental materials like CDs or codes may not be included. May be ex-library with library markings. Ships promptly!  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Dream Books Co.","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41475605037114,"sku":"DBV.0252086597.G","price":7.79,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/6011\/0138\/files\/0252086597-0.jpg?v=1781806967","url":"https:\/\/shop.dreambooksco.com\/products\/riding-jane-crow-african-american-women-on-the-american-railroad-women-gender-and-sexuality-in-american-history","provider":"Dream Books Co.","version":"1.0","type":"link"}