print email comment close African American Women Writers of the 19th Century URL: http://digital.nypl.org/schomburg/writers_aa19/ Description: This collection of about 50 works provides "access to the thought, perspectives and creative abilities of black women as captured in books and pamphlets published prior to 1920." The collection is searchable by author, title and genre. The latter includes fiction, poetry, biography, autobiography, and essays. A project from the Schomburg Center for Research in Black Culture and Digital Schomburg of the New York Public Library. Publisher: The New York Public Library Library of Congress Subject Headings: African American women authors American literature -- 19th century Black History Month LII classic content Women's History Month LII Database Information: Record 47 created by Lee Jouthas on 06/28/1999 Last modification on 02/03/2005 Last review by Charlotte Bagby on 06/25/2008 Charlotte Bagby on 06/25/2008 Charlotte Bagby on 03/22/2007 Published: 06/28/1999   Funding agency: California State Library LII Item ID: http://lii.org/cs/lii/view/item/47