Similar narratives of bondwomen are provided in White’s monograph to support and validate convincing claims made by White. Stories provided by several women help the reader develop an intimate understanding of what life was like for the female slave. The …show more content…
Although the male experience shaped the image of slavery, White brings forth attention to the lack of enslaved women perspectives when she asserts, “Rather, black women were invisible because few historians saw them as important contributors to America’s social, economical, or political development…” Enslaved narratives published before White’s book disregarded gender distinctions to analyze slavery life. I agree with White’s argument as she opens the doors to view slavery through a different lens. The experience of slavery contrasted among each individual, requiring more than the male perspective to disclose the story of slave life in the antebellum