▁They ▁faced ▁danger ▁without ▁having ▁men folk ▁in ▁the ▁traditional ▁role ▁of ▁their ▁protect ors . ▁Histor ian ▁Jac qu ely n ▁Dow d ▁Hall ▁arg ues ▁that ▁the ▁ ▁U DC ▁was ▁a ▁powerful ▁prom oter ▁of ▁women ' s ▁history : ▁ ▁The ▁work ▁of ▁women ▁sch ol ars ▁was ▁ignored ▁by ▁the ▁heavily ▁male - domin ated ▁history ▁profession ▁until ▁the ▁ 1 9 6 0 s , ▁when ▁the ▁first ▁break through s ▁came . ▁ ▁The ▁field ▁of ▁women ' s ▁history ▁expl oded ▁dram atically ▁after ▁ 1 9 7 0 , ▁along ▁with ▁the ▁growth ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁social ▁history ▁and ▁the ▁accept ance ▁of ▁women ▁into ▁gradu ate ▁programs ▁in ▁history ▁depart ments . ▁ ▁An ▁important ▁development ▁is ▁to ▁integrate ▁women ▁into ▁the ▁history ▁of ▁race ▁and ▁sla very . ▁A ▁pione er ▁effort ▁was ▁Deb or ah ▁Gray ▁White ' s ▁Ar ' n ' t ▁I ▁a ▁Woman ? ▁Fem ale ▁S la ves ▁in ▁the ▁Plant ation ▁South ▁( 1 9 8 5 ), ▁which ▁helped ▁to ▁open ▁up ▁analysis ▁of ▁race , ▁sla very , ▁abol ition ism ▁and ▁femin ism , ▁as ▁well ▁as ▁resistance , ▁power , ▁and ▁activ ism , ▁and ▁them es ▁of ▁violence , ▁sexual ities , ▁and ▁the ▁body . ▁ ▁A ▁major ▁tr end ▁in ▁recent ▁years ▁has ▁been ▁to ▁emphas ize ▁a ▁global ▁perspective . ▁ ▁Urban ▁history ▁ ▁Urban ▁history ▁has ▁long ▁been ▁pract iced ▁by ▁am ateurs ▁who ▁from ▁the