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

“… enthusiastic, well-written… read it if you want to be inspired by a truly heroic woman.” — New Directions for Women”… the fullest account to date of Stewart’s life and an excellent basis for understanding Stewart’s work.” — History”This is informative and inspiring source material for today’s scholars, lay readers, and ‘professionals’… ” — Journal of American HistoryIn gathering and introducing Stewart’s works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words of this influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and the first black American to lecture in defense of women’s rights, placing her in the context of the swirling abolitionist movement.