Women have had a complex experience in African American culture. The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia approaches African American literature from a Wom

Women have had a complex experience in African American culture. The first work of its kind, this encyclopedia approaches African American literature from a Wom

African American women writers published extensively during the Harlem Renaissance and have been extraordinarily prolific since the 1970s. This book surveys the

Discusses the lives and work of such notable African American women authors as: Phillis Wheatley, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Zora Neale Hurston, Gwendolyn Brooks, Ni