Black Female Intellectuals in Nineteenth Century America: Born to Bloom Unseen?

by Rebecca J. Fraser

Book Overview

Drawing on letters, personal testimony, works of art, novels, and historic Black newspapers, this book is an interdisciplinary exploration of Black women's contributions to the intellectual life of nineteenth-century America.

Black Female Intellectuals in Nineteenth Century America reconceptualizes the idea of what the term "intellectual" means through its discussions of both familiar and often forgotten Black women, including Edmonia Lewis,...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032210095
• ISBN13: 9781032210094
• Release Date: December 2022
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.64 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"