Memoirs of Elleanor Eldridge

by Elleanor Eldridge, Frances H. Whipple, Frances Harriet Whipple

Book Overview

Elleanor Eldridge, born of African and US indigenous descent in 1794, operated a lucrative domestic services business in nineteenth century Providence, Rhode Island. In defiance of her gender and racial background, she purchased land and built rental property from the wealth she gained as a business owner. In the 1830s, Eldridge was defrauded of her property by a white lender. In a series of common court cases as alternately defendant and plaintiff,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935978233
• ISBN13: 9781935978237
• Release Date: March 2014
• Publisher: West Virginia University Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.60 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 5.5" x 8.5"