1. Slave Narrative and the Female Voice in Abolitionist Writing
... depicting any sexual situation (including being molested by her master) that could be interpreted as morally corrupt (Prince 4). This demand was unrealistic, since the exploitation of female slaves was a standard practice for most masters. Prince's experience was undoubtedly the same. It is believed that she was molested by at least one, if not all three, of the masters she served as ... locking her in a cage without food as punishment - confirm Ferguson's explanation of "encoding."" The maltreatment she suffers at the hands of masters' wives points to something deeper than the standard...
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