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Encyclopedia of African American Women Writers

ENCYCLOPEDIA OF AFRICAN AMERICAN WOMEN WRITERS 2V

U.S. Biography

Biography & Genealogy

African American Biography

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African American women writers have made an enormous contribution to our culture. Many of these authors wrote during the Harlem Renaissance, a particularly vital time in African American arts and letters, while others have been especially active since the 1970s, an era in which works by African American women are adapted into films and are widely read in book clubs. Literature by African American women is important for its aesthetic qualities, and it also illuminates the social issues which these authors have confronted. This book conveniently surveys the lives and works of African American women writers.<P>Included are alphabetically arranged entries on more than 150 African American women novelists, poets, playwrights, short fiction writers, autobiographers, essayists, and influential scholars. Some of these figures, such as Toni Morrison and Gloria Naylor, are among the most popular authors writing today, while others have been largely neglected or are recently emerging.<p>Each entry provides a biography, a discussion of major works, a survey of the writer's critical reception, and primary and secondary bibliographies. The Encyclopedia closes with a selected, general bibliography. Students and general readers will welcome this guide to the rich achievement of African American women. Literature students will value its exploration of the works of these writers, while social studies students will appreciate its examination of the social issues these women confront in their works.

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POST SECONDARY FOUR YEAR

12th+

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Front Cover.
Half Title Page.
Title Page.
Copyright Page.
Dedication.
Contents.
Preface.
List of Authors by Genre.
Chronological List of Authors.
1: Adams, Elizabeth Laura (1909-1982).
2: Albert, Octavia Victoria Rogers (1853-1889).
3: Allen, Clarissa Minnie Thompson (?-?).
4: Anderson, Mignon Holland (1945-).
5: Angelou, Maya (1928-).
6: Ansa, Tina Mcelroy (1949-).
7: Austin, Doris Jean (1949-1994).
8: Baker, Nikki (1962-).
9: Bambara, Toni Cade (1939-1995).
10: Bennett, Gwendolyn (1902-1981).
11: Bonner, Marita (1898-1971).
12: Boyd, Candy Dawson (1946-).
13: Braxton, Joanne (1950-).
14: Brooks, Gwendolyn (1917-2000).
15: Brown, Linda Beatrice (1939-).
16: Burton, Annie Louise (1858-1910).
17: Bush-Banks, Olivia Ward (1869-1944).
18: Butler, Octavia (1947-2006).
19: Caines, Jeannette Franklin (1938-2004).
20: Campbell, Bebe Moore (1950-).
21: Chase-Riboud, Barbara (1939-).
22: Childress, Alice (1916-1994).
23: Christian, Barbara T. (1943-2000).
24: Cleage, Pearl T. (1948-).
25: Cliff, Michelle (1946-).
26: Clifton, Lucille (1936-).
27: Coleman, Wanda (1946-).
28: Collier, Eugenia W. (1928-).
29: Collins, Kathleen Conwell (1942-1988).
30: Cooper, Anna Julia Hayward (1858-1964).
31: Cooper, J. California (1956-).
32: Cortez, Jayne (1936-).
33: Danner, Margaret Esse (1910-1984).
34: Danticat, Edwidge (1969-).
35: Davenport, Doris (1949-).
36: Davis, Angela Y. (1944-).
37: Delaney, Lucy (1830-1890).
38: Derricotte, Toi(Nette) Marie (1941-).
39: De Veaux, Alexis (1948-).
40: Dixon, Edwina Streeter (1907-2002).
41: Dove, Rita (1952-).
42: Drumgoold, Kate (1858?-1898).
43: Dubois, Shirley Graham (1896-1977).
44: Dunbar-Nelson, Alice (1875-1935).
45: Edwards-Yearwood, Grace (1934?-).
46: Elaw, Zilpha (1790?-1846?).
47: Evans, Mari (1923-).
48: Fabio, Sarah Webster (1928-1979).
49: Fauset, Jessie Redmon (1882-1961).
50: Ferrell, Carolyn (1962-).
51: Fields, Julia (1938-).
52: Foote, Julia A. J. (1823-1900).
53: Gaines, Patrice (1949-).
54: Gibson, Patricia Joann (1951-).
55: Gilbert, Mercedes (1889-1952).
56: Giovanni, Nikki (1943-).
57: Golden, Marita (1950-).
58: Gomez, Jewelle (1948-).
59: Greenfield, Eloise (1929-).
60: Grimk&#x00E9;, Angelina Weld (1880-1958).
61: Guy, Rosa (1925-).
62: Guy-Sheftall, Beverly (1946-).
63: Hackley, Madame Emma Azalia Smith (1867-1922).
64: Hamilton, Virginia (1936-2002).
65: Hansberry, Lorraine (1930-1965).
66: Hansen, Joyce (1942-).
67: Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins (1825-1911).
68: Harrison, Juanita (1887-19??).
69: Henderson-Holmes, Safiya (1950-2001).
70: Herron, Carolivia (1947-).
71: Hodges, Frenchy Jolene (1940-).
72: Hooks, Bell (1952-).
73: Hopkins, Pauline Elizabeth (1859-1930).
74: Hurston, Zora Neale (1891-1960).
75: Jackson, Angela (1951-).
76: Jackson, Elaine (1943-).
77: Jackson, Mae (1946-).
78: Jackson, Mattie Jane (1843-?).
79: Jackson, Rebecca Cox (1795-1871).
80: Jacobs, Harriet Ann (1813-1897).
81: Johnson, Amelia E. (1858-1922).
82: Johnson, Georgia Douglas (1877-1966).
83: Johnson, Helen (1906-1995).
84: Jones, Gayl (1949-).
85: Jordan, June (1936-2002).
86: Keckley, Elizabeth Hobbs (1818-1907).
87: Kennedy, Adrienne (1931-).
88: Kincaid, Jamaica (1949-).

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