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Women's work : an anthology of African-American women's historical writings from antebellum America to the Harlem Renaissance

Maffly-Kipp, Laurie F., 1960-, Lofton, Kathryn

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\"This anthology aims to bring together writings by African-American women between 1832 and 1920, the period when they began to write for American audiences and to use history to comment on political and social issues of the day. The pieces are by more familiar nineteenth-century writers in Black America--like Maria Stewart, Francis E. W. Harper, and Alice Dunbar-Nelson--as well as lesser-known mothers and teachers whose participation in their local educational systems thrust them into national intellectual conversations. Each piece will have a headnote providing biographical information about its author as well as contextual information about its publication and the topic being discussed. The volume will contain a substantial introduction to the overall enterprise of Black women's historical writings. Because the editors are both trained in American studies and religious history, their introduction will particularly highlight religious themes and venues in which these writings were presented. This book should appeal to general readers of books like those in the Schomburg Library series, as well as those who work and teach American history, African American studies, women's studies, American literature, and American religious history\"--Provided by publisher.

• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Subject: African Americans History 19th century Sources. / African American women History 19th century Sources. / African Americans History 20th century Sources. / African American women History 20th century Sources. / African Americans Historiography. / African American historians. / Women historians United States. / African American women authors. / African American women Intellectual life 19th century. / African American women Intellectual life 20th century.
• ISBN: 9780195331981, 0195331982, 9780195331998, 0195331990

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
E184.6.W66 2010	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE