Unnamed Light-Colored Woman
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Character Key:
Display Name:
Unnamed Light-Colored Woman
Sort Name:
Unnamed Light-Colored Woman
Race:
MixedBlackWhite
Gender:
Female
Class:
Free Black
Rank:
Peripheral
Vitality:
Alive
Occupation:
Domestic Service
Specific Job:
Wetnurse
First Mentioned:
Biography:
While hunting for the first time in Go Down, Moses Ash is talking about this "new light-colored woman who nursed next door to Major de Spain's" when he is surprised by a yearling bear in the path (309). It's clear that this young 'nurse' - that is, wet nurse - has caught his eye, but nothing else about her is known. Our decision to identify her as biracial is based on the way 'light-colored' or '-complexioned' is used elsewhere in the fictions.
Individual or Group:
Individual
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