Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women's Autobiographies of the Nineteenth CenturyWilliam L. Andrews Indiana University Press, 1986 M07 22 - 256 páginas "Sisters of the Spirit . . . should interest a wider audience. . . . These fascinating accounts can stand on their own. . . . Mr. Andrews has made them even more accessible by providing a comprehensive introduction and helpful footnotes . . . but he does not intrude on the text itself." —New York Times Book Review " . . . informative and inspiring reading." —The Journal of American History Jarena Lee, Zilpha Elaw, and Julia Foote underwent a revolution in their own sense of self that helped to launch a feminist revolution in American religious life and in American society as a whole. |
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II Memoirs of the Life Religious Experience Ministerial Travels and Labors of Mrs Zilpha Elaw | 49 |
An Autobiographical Sketch by Mrs Julia A J Foote | 161 |
Notes | 235 |
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Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women's Autobiographies of the Nineteenth ... William L. Andrews Vista de fragmentos - 1986 |
Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women's Autobiographies of the Nineteenth ... William L. Andrews Sin vista previa disponible - 1986 |
Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women's Autobiographies of the Nineteenth ... William L. Andrews Sin vista previa disponible - 1986 |
Términos y frases comunes
A.M.E. church Alexander Payne American antebellum appeared attended autobiography became believe Bible blessed blood brethren called camp-meeting chapel Christian coloured congregation conversion darkness daughter dear divine Elaw's exhort faith fear feel felt female friends glory grace happy hath hear heard heart heaven heavenly Father Holiness Movement Holy Ghost Holy Spirit husband Jarena Lee journey Julia Foote knew labours lady live Lord Lord's Lord's-day manifested meeting mercy Methodist Episcopal Church mind minister ministry morning mother never night Paul the Apostle peace persons Philadelphia praise pray prayer preach the gospel preacher present pulpit Rebecca Cox Jackson received religion returned Richard Allen salvation sanctification Satan Scriptures seemed sermon sing sinner sins sister slave society Sojourner Truth soon soul tea meeting thee things tion told took unto weeks woman women word Zilpha Elaw
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