Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present

by Margaret Busby (Editor)

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From all over the world, this is a collection of works from two hundred women writers of African descent, including: Toni Cade Bambara, Gwendolyn Brooks, Alice Childress, Maryse Conde, Aldo do Espirito Santo, Marita Golden, Pilar Lopez Gonzales, June Jordan, Terry McMillan, Queen of Sheba, Sojourner Truth, Harriet Tubman, Phillis Weatley, and many, many others.

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de Salas, Virginia Brindis (Contributor)
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Canonical title
Daughters of Africa: An International Anthology of Words and Writings by Women of African Descent from the Ancient Egyptian to the Present
Original publication date
1992

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Fiction and Literature
DDC/MDS
808.8 — Literature & rhetoric Literature, rhetoric & criticism Composition Literature Collections
LCC
PN6068 .D38 — Language and Literature Literature (General) Literature (General) Collections of general literature Special classes of authors
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