The Wombs Of Women: Race, Capital, Feminism

Francoise Verges examines the scandal of white doctors forcefully terminating the pregnancies of thousands of poor women of color on the French island of Reunion during the 1960s, showing how they resulted from the legacies of the racialized violence of slavery and colonialism.

• | By (Author): Francoise Verges
• | Publisher: Duke University Press
• | Publication Date: Aug 14, 2020
• | Country of Publication: United States
• | Number of Pages: 184 pages
• | Language: Unknown
• | Binding: Softback
• | ISBN-10: 1478009411
• | ISBN-13: 9781478009412