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The portable nineteenth-century African American women writers

2017
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Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from 49 writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry, and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition, women's suffrage, temperance and civil rights, but the thematic centre is black women's intellect and personal ambition.
Main title:
The portable nineteenth-century African American women writers / edited by Hollis Robbins, Henry Louis Gates, Jr.
Imprint:
London : Penguin Classics, 2017.
Collation:
480 pages ; 20 cm
Audience:
Specialized.
ISBN:
9780143105992 (pbk. :)
Language:
English
BRN:
2224766
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