This text takes as its subject women who in fewer than 50 years moved from near literary invisibility to prolific productivity. Grounded in primary research and paying close attention to the historical archive, this book offers readings of literary and activist work of Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Wilson, Frances E.W. Harper, and others.
This text takes as its subject women who in fewer than 50 years moved from near literary invisibility to prolific productivity. Grounded in primary re...
"Activist Sentiments" takes as its subject women who in fewer than fifty years moved from near literary invisibility to prolific productivity. Grounded in primary research and paying close attention to the historical archive, this book offers against-the-grain readings of the literary and activist work of Harriet Jacobs, Harriet Wilson, Frances E. W. Harper, Victoria Earle Matthews and Amelia E. Johnson.
Part literary criticism and part cultural history, "Activist Sentiments" examines nineteenth-century social, political, and representational literacies and reading practices. P....
"Activist Sentiments" takes as its subject women who in fewer than fifty years moved from near literary invisibility to prolific productivity. Grou...
