Struggle for Visibility of African American Women's Literature - Page 3
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participation in American intellectual culture. She also raises and answers a question about the existence of African
American women's writing: "Have the women of this race yet made a record in literature? We believe that we can answer this question in the affirmative." (Mossell, 1894) The question about our contribution to literary canons continues to be asked, and as scholars of African American women writers, we must continue to answer the question "in the affirmative."
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Mossell, N.F. The Works of the Afro-American Woman. New York: Oxford University Press, 1988.
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