A Hairdresser's Experience in High Life

The birth of the African-American literary tradition occurred in 1773, when Phillis Wheatly published a book of poetry. Wheatley's journey to the printer had been a most arduous one.

Summary

Originally written in 1859, this is the autobiography of an American black woman who expresses her indignation, abolitionist sentiments, fiery temper and joy of life as she reveals the private lives of the white women for whom she worked.

Product details

• Authors: Sharon Dean, Eliza Potter, Elizabeth Potter, Potter Eliza
• Assisted by: Sharon Dean (Editor), Sharon G. Dean (Introduction)
• Publisher: External catalogues UK
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 24.11.2009
• EAN: 9780195061987
• ISBN: 978-0-19-506198-7
• Series: The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers; Schomburg Library of Nineteent; The Schomburg Library of Nineteenth-Century Black Women Writers; Schomburg Library of Nineteent
• Subjects: Fiction > Narrative literature > Letters, diaries; Humanities, art, music > History > Modern era up to 1918; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Ethnic Studies, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Women, Biography: general, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Slavery, HISTORY / Women, United States of America, USA, Gender studies: women, Gender studies: women and girls, Slavery & abolition of slavery, Biography: philosophy and social sciences, Black & Asian Studies, Slavery and abolition of slavery, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Cultural & Ethnic Studies / General, BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY / Cultural & Regional