Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer : Essays and Speeches (Blacks in the Diaspora)

Richardson, Marilyn (EDT)

Indiana University Press（1987/11発売）

• 製本 Paperback:紙装版/ペーパーバック版／ページ数 160 p.
• 言語 ENG
• 商品コード 9780253204462
• DDC分類 320.973

基本説明

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.

Full Description

" . . . 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.

Contents

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