num_pages: 160
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 HistoryIn 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.
language: English
title: Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches
titlecomplete: Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches (Blacks in the Diaspora)
genres: Activism, Nonfiction, Feminism, Essays, Politics, History, African American
ratings_count: 36
publisher: Indiana University Press