Maria W. Stewart, America's First Black Woman Political Writer: Essays and Speeches

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..". enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to beinspired by a truly heroic woman." -- New Directions forWomen ..". the fullest account to date of Stewart's life andan excellent basis for understanding Stewart's work." --History "This is informative and inspiring source materialfor today's scholars, lay readers, and 'professionals'... " -- Journal ofAmerican History In gathering and introducing Stewart's works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words ofthis influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick Douglass andSojourner Truth and the first black American to lecture in defense of women'srights, placing her in the context of the swirling abolitionist movement.