Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches
..". enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to be inspired by a truly heroic woman." — New Directions for Women
..". the fullest account to date of Stewart's life and an excellent basis for understanding Stewart's work." — History
"This is informative and inspiring source material for today's scholars, lay readers, and 'professionals'... " — Journal of American History
In gathering and introducing Stewart's works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words of this influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and the first black American to lecture in defense of women's rights, placing her in the context of the swirling abolitionist movement.
- Author
- Maria W. Stewart, Maryilyn Richardson
- Format
- paperback
- Pages
- 160
- Publisher
- Indiana University Press
- Language
- english
- ISBN
- 9780253204462
- Genres
- history, feminism, activism, politics
- Release date
- 1987
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