{"product_id":"womens-work-an-anthology-of-african-american-womens-historical-writings-from-antebellum-america-to-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","title":"Women's Work: An Anthology of African-American Women's Historical Writings from Antebellum America to the Harlem Renaissance - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaurie F. Maffly-Kipp\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKathryn Lofton\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhether in schoolrooms or kitchens, state houses or church pulpits, women have always been historians. Although few participated in the academic study of history until the mid-twentieth century, women labored as teachers of history and historical interpreters. Within African-American communities, women began to write histories in the years after the American Revolution. Distributed through churches, seminaries, public schools, and auxiliary societies, their stories of the past translated ancient Africa, religion, slavery, and ongoing American social reform as historical subjects to popular audiences North and South.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eLaurie F. Maffly-Kipp is Professor and Chair of the Department of Religious Studies at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She is the author and editor of several books, most recently \u003cem\u003eSetting Down the Sacred Past: African-American Race Histories.\u003c\/em\u003e Kathryn Lofton is Assistant Professor of American Studies and Religious Studies at Yale University. She is the author of \u003cem\u003eOprah: The Gospel of an Icon.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 240\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.7 x 9.1 x 6.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e December 07, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52698817495347,"sku":"9780195331998","price":71.96,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0300\/5595\/6612\/files\/DARaSnPn2g9780195331998.webp?v=1781252555","url":"https:\/\/www.vysn.com\/en-ca\/products\/womens-work-an-anthology-of-african-american-womens-historical-writings-from-antebellum-america-to-the-harlem-renaissance-paperback","provider":"VYSN","version":"1.0","type":"link"}