TAILIEUCHUNG - “Dat’s one chile of mine you ain’t never gonna sell”: Gynecological Resistance within the Plantation Community

When the needle is moved in different directions, it samples a much wider area than a core biopsy (FNA is thus more representative than a core biopsy). The to and fro movements and changing the direction of the needle, while it is still inside the lesion are the two crucial steps in procuring an adequate representative sample. Movement of the needle is adjusted according to the type of lesion. A sclerotic lesion will require more force than a soft tumor. A cyst will almost aspirate by itself. When fluid is aspirated, its color, consistency and amount should be recorded in the requisition form, which allows the lesion. | Dat s one chile of mine you ain t never gonna sell Gynecological Resistance within the Plantation Community by Caroline Elizabeth Neely Thesis submitted to the Faculty of the Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of Master of Arts in History Dr. Crandall Shifflet Chair Dr. Beverly Bunch-Lyons Dr. Ingrid Banks May 18 2000 Blacksburg Virginia Keywords gynecological resistance enslaved women abortion birth control infanticide resistance sexual abuse. Abstract of the Thesis Dat s one chile of mine you ain t never gonna sell Gynecological Resistance in the Plantation Community by Caroline Elizabeth Neely The study of gynecological resistance as an integral part of the slave community has frequently been ignored in studies of the plantation South. Slave women actively engaged in both collective and individual acts of gynecological resistance. This work Dat s one chile of mine you ain t never gonna sell Gynecological Resistance in the Plantation Community explores enslaved women s use of birth control abortion and infanticide as a means to gain personal autonomy and control over their bodies. This study seeks to forge a collective narrative about the secret practices of slave women while attempting to give them a voice of their own. Relying primarily on the WPA slave narratives as well as the Virginia Plantation records this thesis first seeks to examine cases of gynecological resistance as well as the motivations behind these acts. This thesis argues that enslaved women used gynecological resistance as a means to maintain some personal autonomy and control over their bodies as well as the bodies of their children. The study illustrates that these individual acts became collective resistance when the community worked to aid and protect women who committed acts of gynecological resistance by keeping their secrets from the master. Finally this thesis demonstrates how individual acts of resistance became

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