Virtual Fellow's Forum - The Role of Non-Elite and Enslaved Women on Jefferson and Washington’s Plantations
“Clever,” “Industrious,” and “Well Qualified” Women: The Role of Non-Elite and Enslaved Women on Jefferson and Washington’s Plantations. Building on research contained in her monograph, Early American Overseers of Slavery: Supervisors, Enslaved Labourers, and the Plantation Enterprise, Dr. Sandy expands our awareness and understanding of the lives of non-elite free women, female servants, and enslaved women who labored on plantations. In particular, her research uncovers and investigates women who played supervisory and skilled roles at Monticello and Mount Vernon.