Nine Black Women

An Anthology of Nineteenth-Century Writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda and the Caribbean
1. Auflage 1997
ISBN: 978-0-415-91905-0
Verlag: Routledge

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Format (B × H): 152 mm x 229 mm, Gewicht: 432 g

This is the first anthology to bring together the writings of the earliest black women writers in the East and West Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, the US and England. The selections span the American Revolution to the decade following the Civil War. The nine writers included, both slave and free, represent a variety of genres, regions, professions, and political perspectives. Their words suggest the rich cultural history embedded in the writings, and provide a glimpse into the lives of women coping with extreme racism and sexism. As black women, survival guides the construction of their texts and their public images. Each employs diverse strategies of resistance, evasion, displacement, omission and accommodation. With an introduction that contains copious biographical details about each writer and a brief chronology preceding each text, Nine Black Women is a unique collection of original works.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Ferguson, Moira

Fachgebiete

• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Spezielle Soziologie Soziologie von Migranten und Minderheiten
• Sozialwissenschaften Ethnologie | Volkskunde Volkskunde Minderheiten, Interkulturelle & Multikulturelle Fragen
• Sozialwissenschaften Soziologie | Soziale Arbeit Soziale Gruppen/Soziale Themen Gender Studies, Geschlechtersoziologie

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Introduction The Hart Sisters Introduction 1 Elizabeth Hart Thwaites (1771-1833) Biographical Narrative Chronology From History of Methodism Hymns Weary world, when will it end O Thou whose ear attends the softest prayer! Poem On the Death of the Rev. Mr. Cook Letter to a Friend Excerpts from Correspondence with a Cousin, Miss Lynch 2 Anne Hart Gilbert (1768-1834) Biographical Narrative Chronology From History of Methodism From Memoir of John Gilbert 3 Mary Prince (ca. 1788-after 1833) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From The History of Mary Prince 4 Mary Jane Grant Seacole (1805-1881) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands 5 Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl 6 Harriet E. Adams Wilson (1824 or 1828-1868/1870?) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From Our Nig; or Sketches from the Life of a Free Black, in a Two-Story White House 7 Jarena Lee (1783-after 1849) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee 8 Nancy Gardner Prince (1799-?) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology From A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince 9 Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893) Introduction Biographical Narrative Chronology Personal Letter To Professor G. Whipple Editorials form the Provincial Freeman Anti-Slavery Relations The Humbug of Reform A Bazaar in Toronto for Frederick Douglass's Paper, &c. The Emigration Convention Intemperance The Presidential Election in the United States A Good Boarding House Greatly Needed by the Colored Citizens Obstacles to the Progress of Colored Canadians Sermon Open Letter or Circular from the Vigilance Committee Open Letter to the Anglo-African Notes; Selected Bibliography; Index

Über Autor(innen)

Moira Ferguson is the James E. Ryan Chair in English and Women's Literature at the University of Nebraska, Lincoln.