Women's Work: An Anthology of African-American Women's Historical Writings from Antebellum America to the Harlem Renaissance

by Laurie F. Maffly-Kipp

Book Overview

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,...

• 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"