I have often heard that the best writing comes from personal experience. It's easier to write about what you have lived through and know. A great example of this is Zora Neal Thurston.
Zora Neal Thurston defied racial and gender barriers and is claimed by many prominent Black woman authors as their literary mother. Hurston was married three times, smoked in public while wearing slacks and was raised in one of the few all-Black municipalities in the country, Eatonville, Fla.The only book I have read by Hurston is Their Eyes Were Watching God and I would highly recommend this book not only because it describes many things Hurston actually went through but also because it's a good story. It displays also many things black women had to go through at the time. But books are finally coming out recognizing all of these achievements.
Black Women writers are making Herstory
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I agree, I also read the book Their Eyes Were Watching God. We had to read it in my English class and then we got to discuss it. I was glad that my teacher picked that book. We also read another book that was similar to it but I can't remember the title. I think it's awesome that they are finally being recognized.
Hm I think I will read it. Sounds interesting. So herstory is pretty amazing I do believe. Today I was reading and totally forgot that when a woman gets married she takes the MAN'S name. It's not like I was stupid and didn't know that, but I never saw it through feminist eyes. Like, why do we have to take their name? And again, with this his-story thing...Never really looked at it that way until now. Our society gender-biased and I honestly never paid any attention until this class...funny how viewpoints can change so drastically.
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