Travel as Subversion in 19&amp;lt;sup&amp;gt;th&amp;lt;/sup&amp;gt; Century Black Women’s Narratives
Journal: Advances in Literary Study
Year: 2017

Race and gender proved to be two daunting obstacles for African American and Afro-Caribbean women in the 19th century; thus success outside those domains often depended on women’s ability to keep a strong feminist stance. Prescribed female roles and racial prejudice hindered many in their ambitions and endeavors. This paper argues that some 19th century black women’s narratives, however, point to a body of resistance texts in contention with prescribed roles for such women. The textual personas