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Navigating Historical Letters of Incarcerated Women
This chapter delves into a letter from an incarcerated woman seeking a short parole to check on her children, reflecting on the challenges of interpreting historical records and the limitations of representing lives based on fragmented information. It explores the historical context of incarceration, labor, poverty, and the intersection of language, state, identity, and incarceration through the lens of Black women's experiences, highlighting the enduring impact of state responses to petitions and arguments made by women in history.