{"product_id":"9781501382307","title":"Love, Activism, and the Respectable Life of Alice Dunbar-Nelson by Professor Tara T. Green","description":"Finalist: PROSE Awards for Excellence in Humanities 2023 - Biography and Autobiography\"A fascinating biography of a fascinating woman.\" - Booklist, starred review\"This definitive look at a remarkable figure delivers the goods.\" - Publishers Weekly, starred review\"A brilliant analysis.\" - Jericho Brown, Pulitzer Prize winnerFeatured in Ms. Magazine's  \"Most Anticipated Reads for the Rest of Us 2022\" (books by or about historically excluded groups)Born in New Orleans in 1875 to a mother who was formerly enslaved and a father of questionable identity, Alice Dunbar-Nelson was a pioneering activist, writer, suffragist, and educator. Until now, Dunbar-Nelson has largely been viewed only in relation to her abusive ex-husband, the poet Paul Laurence Dunbar. This is the first book-length look at this major figure in Black women's history, covering her life from the post-reconstruction era through the Harlem Renaissance.   Tara T. Green builds on Black feminist, sexuality, historical and cultural studies to create a literary biography that examines Dunbar-Nelson's life and legacy as a respectable activist - a woman who navigated complex challenges associated with resisting racism and sexism, and who defined her sexual identity and sexual agency within the confines of respectability politics. It's a book about the past, but it's also a book about the present that nods to the future.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback \/ softback","brand":"Gardners","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56301451313525,"sku":"9781501382307","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0612\/7193\/3106\/files\/9781501382307.jpg?v=1762791012","url":"https:\/\/backstory.london\/products\/9781501382307","provider":"Backstory","version":"1.0","type":"link"}