My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the ProfessionsRoutledge, 1993 - 213 pages Presents the lives of early 20th-century African-American women in a unique context - their own words. The women themselves are as extraordinary as the language they use to describe their experiences, at home, university and work. |
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... reader ; I was very active . ( 29 : 2 , p . 12 ) Again , the reader's theater - type activity not only provided an extra- curricular outlet , but actually enhanced Vivian's ability and interest in reading . She later explained that this ...
... reader ; I was very active . ( 29 : 2 , p . 12 ) Again , the reader's theater - type activity not only provided an extra- curricular outlet , but actually enhanced Vivian's ability and interest in reading . She later explained that this ...
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... reader under- stands the silence that she was forced to endure , then her position is not so difficult to explain : My master met me at every turn , reminding me that I belonged to him , and swearing by heaven and earth that he would ...
... reader under- stands the silence that she was forced to endure , then her position is not so difficult to explain : My master met me at every turn , reminding me that I belonged to him , and swearing by heaven and earth that he would ...
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... Reader , be assured this narrative is no fiction . I am aware that some of my adventures may seem incredible ; but ... Readers could admire the courage of a narrator not concerned about her own personal safety , but dedicated to the well ...
... Reader , be assured this narrative is no fiction . I am aware that some of my adventures may seem incredible ; but ... Readers could admire the courage of a narrator not concerned about her own personal safety , but dedicated to the well ...
Table des matières
Nine Narratives | 3 |
African | 65 |
Climbing the Ladder of Success from the | 87 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the Professions Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis Aucun aperçu disponible - 1993 |
Expressions et termes fréquents
activities African American students African American women asked autobiography black women brother called campus career club collaborative course culture discrimination Dust Tracks early Elmira embedding example experience father felt finished high school friends gender girl gonna grade graduated grandfather grandmother guess happened Harriet Harriet Jacobs Harriet Wilson Henry Louis Gates Hurston's important interesting interview kind knew language law school lives Louisa male married Mattison mean mother narrator Nellie McKay never oral narrative parents Pauli Murray pause Phi Beta Kappa position question race racism redneck remember reported speech Schomburg Library segment sexism sister slave narratives slavery social Spanish speak story talk taught teacher teaching tell things thought tion told took town tradition trying woman words writing written Yeah York young Zora