| Maria W. Stewart, America S First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches Contributor(s): Richardson, Marilyn (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0253204461 ISBN-13: 9780253204462 Publisher: Indiana University Press OUR PRICE: $19.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: November 1987 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | United States - General - Social Science | Ethnic Studies - African American Studies - Social Science | Women's Studies |
| Dewey: 973.049 |
| LCCN: 86043048 |
| Series: Blacks in the Diaspora |
| Physical Information: 0.48" H x 5.56" W x 8.28" (0.43 lbs) 160 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: . . . 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. |