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A Voice from the South: By a Black Woman from the South

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Published in 1892, this is the author's first work. Its eight essays are considered a seminal text of Black feminism. Its theme is that through progress in the situation of Black women, the entire African American community would be uplifted. Cooper is one of the most well-regarded scholars in African American history. - Summary by Verla Viera (7 hr 18 min)

Chapters

Our Raison D’être and Soprano Obligato

4:40

Read by De Anna Lee

Womanhood a Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part I

14:00

Read by Ted Lienhart

Womanhood A Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part II

24:21

Read by Avis Venning

Womanhood A Vital Element in the Regeneration and Progress of a Race, Part III

23:14

Read by Avis Venning

The Higher Education of Women, Part I

14:01

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Higher Education of Women, Part II

13:46

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Higher Education of Women, Part III

18:52

Read by Ted Lienhart

Woman vs. the Indian, Part I

25:15

Read by Ted Lienhart

Woman vs. the Indian, Part II

20:26

Read by Ted Lienhart

Woman vs. the Indian, Part III

21:23

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Status of Woman in America

24:25

Read by Elsie Selwyn

Tutti Ad Libitum and Has America a Race Problem; If So, How Can It Best Be Solv…

20:41

Read by Avis Venning

Has America a Race Problem; If So, How Can It Best Be Solved?, Part II

22:24

Read by Avis Venning

One Phase of American Literature, Part I

19:34

Read by Ted Lienhart

One Phase of American Literature, Part II

25:12

Read by Ted Lienhart

One Phase of American Literature, Part III

21:20

Read by Ted Lienhart

One Phase of American Literature, Part IV

12:32

Read by Ted Lienhart

What Are We Worth?, Part I

18:11

Read by Ted Lienhart

What Are We Worth?, Part II

26:08

Read by Ted Lienhart

What Are We Worth?, Part III

24:51

Read by Ted Lienhart

What Are We Worth?, Part IV

15:21

Read by Ted Lienhart

The Gain From a Belief

27:47

Read by Ted Lienhart