Monday, November 3, 2008
Being a Minority Among a Minority
Women have struggled throughout history to achieve what they have so far. These women that fought for suffrage and equal rights were usually middle class white women. Black women, especially lower class had even more barriers to overcome. Not only did they have to fight sexism but at the same time they had to fight racism. Despite these obstacles though several black women have become famous authors and wrote many widely read literature. Some of these women include Maya Angelou, Pearl Michelle Cleage, Beryl Gilroy, Opal Palmer Adisa, Sonia Sanchez, and Zora Neal Thurston. This article barely begins to show the achievements these women have made.
Black Women Writers-Licensing News
Black Women Writers-Licensing News
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I think this is great. Black women have overcome such difficult obstacles, but have found a way to become famous authors. Well good for them=)! With their different backgrounds and having to deal with sexism and on top of that racism, i think it gives them great stories to write about. I think their background inspires many of them to have the ambition to become famous and such great authors. Maria could you tell me a little more about what these famous black women write about..? I'd be interested. Good article though.
I really like the title of this post “Being a Minority Among a Minority,” because that describes exactly what African American writers deal with when the write. They have a double factor to deal with, being women and African American in a male dominated profession. In high school when I took more English courses, I remember we paid particular attention to works by Maya Angelou and Toni Morrison. And even in college, I took the Chicago Spring Term and read a lot of Gwendolyn Brooks. Amazing writing. I am thankful that I had teachers who included their works along with other female writers into the curriculum.
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