A Voice from the South

By a Black Woman from the South

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English · 7h 18m · Essays & Short Works, Social Science

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Published in 1892, this is the author's first work. Its eight essays are considered a seminal text of Black feminism. Its theme is that through progress in the situation of Black women, the entire African American community would be uplifted. Cooper is one of the most well-regarded scholars in African American history. - Summary by Verla Viera

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Our Raison D’être and Soprano Obligato 4:40 Read by De Anna Lee
Womanhood a Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part I 14:00 Read by Ted Lienhart
Womanhood A Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part II 24:21 Read by Avis Venning
Womanhood A Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part III 23:14 Read by Avis Venning
The Higher Education of Women, Part I 14:01 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Higher Education of Women, Part II 13:46 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Higher Education of Women, Part III 18:52 Read by Ted Lienhart
Woman vs. the Indian, Part I 25:15 Read by Ted Lienhart
Woman vs. the Indian, Part II 20:26 Read by Ted Lienhart
Woman vs. the Indian, Part III 21:23 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Status of Woman in America 24:25 Read by Elsie Selwyn
Tutti Ad Libitum and Has America a Race Problem; If So, How Can It Best Be Solved?, Part I 20:41 Read by Avis Venning
Has America a Race Problem; If So, How Can It Best Be Solved?, Part II 22:24 Read by Avis Venning
One Phase of American Literature, Part I 19:34 Read by Ted Lienhart
One Phase of American Literature, Part II 25:12 Read by Ted Lienhart
One Phase of American Literature, Part III 21:20 Read by Ted Lienhart
One Phase of American Literature, Part IV 12:32 Read by Ted Lienhart
What Are We Worth?, Part I 18:11 Read by Ted Lienhart
What Are We Worth?, Part II 26:08 Read by Ted Lienhart
What Are We Worth?, Part III 24:51 Read by Ted Lienhart
What Are We Worth?, Part IV 15:21 Read by Ted Lienhart
The Gain From a Belief 27:47 Read by Ted Lienhart