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A voice from the South

Cooper, Anna J. (Anna Julia) 1858-1964 (Author).

Summary: Considered one of the original texts foretelling the black feminist movement, this collection of essays, first published in 1892, offers an unparalleled view into the thought of black women writers in nineteenth-century America. A leading black spokeswoman of her time, Anna Julia Cooper came of age during a conservative wave in the black community, a time when men completely dominated African-American intellectual and political ideas. In these essays, Cooper criticizes black men for securing higher education for themselves through the ministry, while erecting roadblocks to deny women access to.

Record details

ISBN: 0486812065
ISBN: 9780486812069
ISBN: 019987428X
ISBN: 9780199874286
Physical Description: 1 online resource (liv, iii, 304 pages).
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Publisher: New York : Oxford University Press, 1988.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages li-liv).
Formatted Contents Note:	Cover; CONTENTS; PART FIRST: SOPRANO OBLIGATO; WOMANHOOD A VITAL ELEMENT IN THE REGENERATION AND PROGRESS OF A RACE; THE HIGHER EDUCATION OF WOMAN; "WOMAN VS. THE INDIAN."; THE STATUS OF WOMAN IN AMERICA; PART SECOND: TUTTI AD LIBITUM; HAS AMERICA A RACE PROBLEM; IF SO, HOW CAN IT BEST BE SOLVED?; THE NEGRO AS PRESENTED IN AMERICAN LITERATURE; WHAT ARE WE WORTH?; THE GAIN FROM A BELIEF.
Restrictions on Access Note:	NLC staff and students only.
Source of Description Note:	Print version record.