Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women’s Autobiographies of the Nineteenth Century

Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women’s Autobiographies of the Nineteenth Century
Edited with an Introduction by William L. Andrews

Black History Feminine Heroines  

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.

"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

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