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Record Nr.

UNINA9910824509003321

Titolo

Black women of the Harlem renaissance era / / edited by Lean'tin L. Bracks, Jessie Carney Smith

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Lanham, Maryland : , : Rowman & Littlefield, , 2014

©2014

ISBN

0-8108-9502-1

0-8108-8543-3

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (329 p.)

Disciplina

810.9/928708996073

Soggetti

American literature - African American authors

African American women authors

Harlem Renaissance

African American women artists

African Americans in literature

African American arts - 20th century

Harlem (New York, N.Y.) Intellectual life 20th century Encyclopedias

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Nota di contenuto

CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGY; INTRODUCTION. The Harlem Renaissance Era, 1919-1940; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; APPENDIX: ENTRANTS BY AREA OF CONTRIBUTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Sommario/riassunto

The Harlem Renaissance is considered a major periods for the creative and intellectual blossoming of African American expression. This reference text cites the participation of women during that time in the fields of art, literature, education, activism, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and professional roles.