Matthew J. Perry is Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research focuses on Roman social history, especially issues related to gender, sexuality, law, and social status. He is the recipient of PSC-CUNY Research Awards (2009–13). His work has appeared in the Ancient History Bulletin.

'This book is an excellent interdisciplinary answer to a narrow question. It engages with the multiple subfields of Roman slavery studies, gender studies, and legal history.' Anise K. Strong, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

• 1. Gender, sexuality, and the standing of female slaves; 2. Gender, labor, and the manumission of female slaves; 3. The patron-freedwoman relationship in Roman law; 4. The patron-freedwoman relationship in funerary inscriptions; 5. The slavish free woman and the citizen community.

Matthew J. Perry is Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research focuses on Roman social history, especially issues related to gender, sexuality, law, and social status. He is the recipient of PSC-CUNY Research Awards (2009–13). His work has appeared in the Ancient History Bulletin.

'This book is an excellent interdisciplinary answer to a narrow question. It engages with the multiple subfields of Roman slavery studies, gender studies, and legal history.' Anise K. Strong, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

• 1. Gender, sexuality, and the standing of female slaves; 2. Gender, labor, and the manumission of female slaves; 3. The patron-freedwoman relationship in Roman law; 4. The patron-freedwoman relationship in funerary inscriptions; 5. The slavish free woman and the citizen community.

Matthew J. Perry is Assistant Professor of History at John Jay College of Criminal Justice, City University of New York. His research focuses on Roman social history, especially issues related to gender, sexuality, law, and social status. He is the recipient of PSC-CUNY Research Awards (2009–13). His work has appeared in the Ancient History Bulletin.

'This book is an excellent interdisciplinary answer to a narrow question. It engages with the multiple subfields of Roman slavery studies, gender studies, and legal history.' Anise K. Strong, Bryn Mawr Classical Review

• 1. Gender, sexuality, and the standing of female slaves; 2. Gender, labor, and the manumission of female slaves; 3. The patron-freedwoman relationship in Roman law; 4. The patron-freedwoman relationship in funerary inscriptions; 5. The slavish free woman and the citizen community.