three Black women's autobiographies of the nineteenth century
Author: William L. Andrews
Secondary Author: Jarena Lee
ISBN: 9780253287045
"Sisters of the Spirit... should interest a wider audience.... These fascinating accounts can stand on their own.... Mr. Andrews has made them even more accessible by providing a comprehensive introduction and helpful footnotes... but he does not intrude on the text itself." -- New York Times Book Review "... informative and inspiring reading." -- The Journal of American History Jarena Lee, Zilpha Elaw, and Julia Foote underwent a revolution in their own sense of self that helped to launch a feminist revolution in American religious life and in American society as a whole.
Publisher: Indiana University Press
Publish Date: 1986
Subjects: African American evangelists - Biography, African American evangelists/ Biography, African American evangelists, African American women - Biography, African American women evangelists, African American women/ Biography, African American women, African Americans - Religion, African Americans/ Religion, African Americans, Afro-American evangelists, Afro-American women, Afro-Americans, American literature, Elaw, Zilpha, Foote, Julia A. J, Lee, Jarena, Biography & Autobiography / General, Biography & Autobiography / Cultural Heritage, Biography & Autobiography / Women, Literary Criticism / American / African American, Social Science / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies
This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Religion/Spirituality )