Clark, Emily, 1954-
Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2013]
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Notes:

• Includes bibliographical references (pages 237-259) and index.
• Evolution of a color term and an American city’s alienation — The Philadelphia quadroon — From Ménagère to Placée — Con otros muchos : marriage — Bachelor patriarchs : life partnerships across the color line — Making up the quadroon — Selling the quadroon — Reimagining the quadroon.

Subjects:

• Racially mixed women — Louisiana — New Orleans — History — 19th century.
• New Orleans (La.) — Social conditions — 19th century.
• Sex symbolism.

Requested by Lansing, M