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.
Author: Marilyn Richardson
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Published: 11/22/1987
Pages: 160
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.43lbs
Size: 8.28h x 5.56w x 0.48d
ISBN13: 9780253204462
ISBN10: 0253204461
BISAC Categories:
- History | United States | General
- Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American | African American & Black Studies
- Social Science | Women's Studies
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