Please join us for a lunchtime talk with American Studies faculty member, Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh (Assistant Professor of Religious Studies, Stanford) where she will speak on her book, 

The Souls of Womenfolk:

The Religious Cultures of Enslaved Women in the Lower South

 (University of North Carolina Press, 2021)

From  the shores of West Africa in the sixteenth century to the U.S. Lower South on the eve of the Civil War, Alexis Wells-Oghoghomeh traces a bold history of the interior lives of bondwomen as they carved out an existence for themselves and their families amid the horrors of American slavery. With particular attention to maternity, sex, and other gendered aspects of women's lives, she documents how bondwomen crafted female-centered cultures that shaped the religious consciousness and practices of entire enslaved communities.

“One of the most important books in African American religious history of the past decade. . . . The book is a triumph."--Civil War Book Review

“An astute unpacking of the experiences of enslaved African American women. . . .   This important work will expand academics' understanding of race and religion in the South.—Publishers Weekly, starred review

Wednesday, February 8^th  12:30 PM  , The Terrace Room, Margaret Jacks Hall

--Lunch will be served--

PLEASE RSVP to An Truong Nguyen <antnguyn@stanford.edu>