Women's Work: An Anthology of African-American Women's Historical Writings from Antebellum America to the Harlem Renaissance
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Whether in schoolrooms or kitchens, state houses or church pulpits, women have always been historians. Although few participated in the academic study of history until the mid-twentieth century, women labored as teachers of history and historical interpreters. Within African-American communities, women began to write histories in the years after the American Revolution. Distributed through churches, seminaries, public schools, and auxiliary societies, their stories of the past translated ancient Africa, religion, slavery, and ongoing American social reform as historical subjects to popular audiences North and South.
Format:Paperback
Language:English
ISBN:0195331990
ISBN13:9780195331998
Release Date:December 2010
Publisher:Oxford University Press
Length:240 Pages
Weight:1.20 lbs.
Dimensions:0.7" x 6.1" x 9.1"
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19th Century 20th Century African-American Studies American Literature Gender Studies History Literary Literary Criticism & Collections Literature Literature & Fiction Modern (16th-21st Centuries) Politics & Social Sciences Social Science Social Sciences Specific Demographics Women in History Women Writers Women's StudiesCustomer Reviews
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