Voice Of Anna Julia Cooper
Charles Lemert, Anna J. Cooper, Charles (Ed.) Lemert, Esme (Ed.) Bhan, Esme BhanBooks.org participates in affiliate programs including Bookshop.org and the Amazon Services LLC Associates Program. We may earn a commission from qualifying purchases made through links on this page, at no additional cost to you.
Overview
This collection is a major contribution to the reconstruction of gender balance in African-American history —Manning Marable, Columbia University
Synopsis
This collection is a major contribution to the reconstruction of gender balance in African-American history —Manning Marable, Columbia University
Library Journal
Lemert and Bhan bring to life the remarkable Anna Julia Cooper (1858-1964), teacher, scholar, social activist, college president, writer, and emblem of black women of America. Although there are two important biographical studies of Cooper, by Louise Daniel Hutchinson (1981) and Leona C. Gabel (1982), this is the first collection of her writings. It includes her most famous published work, A Voice from the South, by a Black Woman of the South (1892), and an array of essays, speeches, and letters previously accessible only through archival collections, primarily Howard University's Moorland-Spingarn Research Center. The "voice" of Cooper clearly indicates an individual who knows who she is, what she believes, and what she wants and is forthright in presenting her views and convictions on race politics, feminism, social services, education, race and culture, and slavery. It is a "voice" well worth reading for the ideas and convictions expressed but also as a reflection of the progress and lack of progress in American culture. Editors Lemert (sociology, Wesleyan Univ.) and Bhan, former principal curator at the Moorland-Spingarn Research Center and former director of the African American indexing project at the Smithsonian Institution, have created a book that belongs in all academic libraries.Jeris Cassel, Rutgers Univ. Libs., New Brunswick, NJ
Editorials
CHOICE
This is a good selection of 29 of [Cooper's] writings on varied subjects ranging from her A Voice from the South (1892) to her "Hitler and the Negro" (1942). . . . Theoretical scholars debate how to characterize her; the gracefully written introductions in this valuable volume deftly put the debates in perspective. . . . Highly recommended.— J. H. Smith, Wake Forest University
Choice
This is a good selection of 29 of [Cooper's] writings on varied subjects ranging from her A Voice from the South (1892) to her "Hitler and the Negro" (1942). . . . Theoretical scholars debate how to characterize her; the gracefully written introductions in this valuable volume deftly put the debates in perspective. . . . Highly recommended.— J. H. Smith, Wake Forest University
Harvard Educational Review
The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper will surely be an instructive and engaging read for those interested in African American educational history or feminist philosophy, as well as for those who enjoy reading astute observations on race, gender, and class in society.History Of Education Quarterly
The Voice of Anna Julia Cooper is, quite simply, a fine collection. Carefully edited, it contributes greatly to the study of the history of this country.— Cally L. Waite, Teachers College, Columbia University
Journal Of Southern History
Historians, literary critics, and general readers alike will appreciate having access to Cooper's viewpoints.— Kathryn L. Seidel, University of Central Florida
National Women's Studies Association Journal
This is an impressive, meticulously researched, and wonderfully written study. It does much to further our understanding of southern women—black and white, conservative and progressive—and their efforts to expand the public role of women in the late-nineteenth and early-twentieth centuries.— Christina Greene, University of South Florida
The Journal Of Southern History
Historians, literary critics, and general readers alike will appreciate having access to Cooper's viewpoints.— Kathryn L. Seidel
The Journal of Southern History
Historians, literary critics, and general readers alike will appreciate having access to Cooper's viewpoints.— Kathryn L. Seidel, University of Central Florida