Blacks in the Diaspora Ser.: Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer : Essays and Speeches by Marilyn Richardson (1987, Trade Paperback)

Indiana University Press

0253204461

9780253204462

70516

160 Pages

Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer : Essays and Speeches

English

American / African American, Women's Studies, United States / General, Ethnic Studies / African American Studies

1987

Textbook

Literary Criticism, Social Science, History

Marilyn Richardson

Blacks in the Diaspora Ser.

Trade Paperback

0.4 in

7.7 Oz

8.5 in

6.5 in

Scholarly & Professional

86-043048

" . . . 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

19

College Graduate Student

Yes

973/.0496073

Illustrations Acknowledgments Preface Textual Note PART I. The Boston Years: Essays and Speeches, 1831-33 Introduction Religion and the Pure Principles Of Morality (1831) Cause For Encouragement (1832) Lecture Delivered At The Franklin Hall (1832) An Address Delivered Before The Afric-American Female Intelligence Society of America (1832) An Address Delivered At The African Masonic Hall (1833) Mrs. Stewart's Farewell Address To Her Friends In The City Of Boston (1833) "The Negro's Complaint" PART II. Later Life Introduction Preface to the 1879 Edition of Meditations From The Pen Of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart Letters and Commendations Sufferings During The War Appendixes Notes Index

--Journal of American HistoryIn 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.|9780253204462|, " . . . 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., "... 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., " . . . 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.

E185.97.S84A2 1987