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Nine black women : an anthology of nineteenth-century writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the Caribbean
- Title
- Nine black women : an anthology of nineteenth-century writers from the United States, Canada, Bermuda, and the Caribbean / edited and introduced by Moira Ferguson.
- Publication
- New York : Routledge, 1998.
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- Additional Authors
- Ferguson, Moira.
- Description
- xvi, 278 pages; 24 cm
- Summary
- Nine Black Women brings together for the first time work by some of the earliest black women writers from the Eastern and Western Caribbean, Bermuda, Canada, and the United States. The writings here represent a variety of genres, regions, professions, and political perspectives and provide a glimpse into the lives of women, slave and free, who coped with extreme racism and sexism.
- 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.
- Subjects
- Bermudian literature > Women authors
- Caribbean literature (English) > Women authors
- Canadian literature > Women authors
- Women, Black > Literary collections
- African American women > Literary collections
- American literature > Women authors
- Autobiographies > Black authors
- American literature > 19th century
- Autobiographies > Women authors
- American literature > African American authors
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references (p. [249]-263) and index.
- Contents
- The Hart Sisters: Introduction -- 1. Elizabeth Hart Thwaites (1771-1833). From History of Methodism. Hymns: Weary world, when will it end. Hymns: 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). From History of Methodism. From Memoir of John Gilbert -- 3. Mary Prince (ca. 1788-after 1833): Introduction. From The History of Mary Prince -- 4. Mary Jane Grant Seacole (1805-1881): Introduction. From Wonderful Adventures of Mrs. Seacole in Many Lands -- 5. Harriet Ann Jacobs (1813-1897): Introduction. From Incidents in the Life of a Slave Girl -- 6. Harriet E. Adams Wilson (1824 or 1828-1868/1870?): Introduction. 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. From Religious Experience and Journal of Mrs. Jarena Lee --
- 8. Nancy Gardner Prince (1799-?): Introduction. From A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince -- 9. Mary Ann Shadd Cary (1823-1893): Introduction. Personal Letter: To Professor G. Whipple. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Anti-Slavery Relations. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Humbug of Reform. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: A Bazaar in Toronto for Frederick Douglass's Paper, &c. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Emigration Convention. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Intemperance. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: The Presidential Election in the United States. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: A Good Boarding House Greatly Needed by the Colored Citizens. Editorials from the Provincial Freeman: Obstacles to the Progress of Colored Canadians. Sermon. Open Letter or Circular from the Vigilance Committee. Open Letter to the Anglo-African.
- ISBN
- 0415919045 (cloth)
- 0415919053
- 0415919033 (paper) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 97026460
- OCLC
- ocm37238992
- Owning Institutions
- Columbia University Libraries