Black women of the Harlem renaissance era / edited by Lean'tin L. Bracks, Jessie Carney Smith.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Bracks, Lean'tin L., editor.

Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930- editor.

Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women authors.

African Americans in literature.

American literature--African American authors.

Harlem Renaissance.

African American women artists.

Intellectual life.

African American arts.

African American women authors--Biography.

Harlem Renaissance--Encyclopedias.

African American women artists--Biography.

African American arts--20th century.

African Americans in literature--Encyclopedias.

American literature--African American authors--Encyclopedias.

American literature.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.)--Intellectual life--20th century--Encyclopedias.

Harlem (New York, N.Y.).

New York (State)--New York--Harlem.

Genre:

Encyclopedias.

Biographies.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (329 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Distribution:

New York : Bloomsbury Publishing(US), 2014.

Place of Publication:

Lanham : Rowman & Littlefield, [2014]

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Harlem Renaissance is considered a major periods for the creative and intellectual blossoming of African American expression. This reference text cites the participation of women during that time in the fields of art, literature, education, activism, entertainment, entrepreneurship, and professional roles.

Contents:

CONTENTS; PREFACE; CHRONOLOGY; INTRODUCTION. The Harlem Renaissance Era, 1919-1940; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; L; M; N; O; P; R; S; T; W; Y; APPENDIX: ENTRANTS BY AREA OF CONTRIBUTION; BIBLIOGRAPHY; INDEX; ABOUT THE EDITORS AND CONTRIBUTORS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Print version record.

ISBN:

979-82-16-40701-0

0-8108-9502-1

0-8108-8543-3

OCLC:

894554745