Birthing New Black Sentences: Reflections on Black Maternal Health and Healing in Gwendolyn Brooks's Maud Martha for Our Present Time.

The article critiques the 1953 novel "Maud Martha," by Gwendolyn Brooks. Topics discussed include the narrative focusing on the life of an African American woman in Chicago, Illinois in the 1920s, the themes addressed such as anti-Black racism and violence in addition to the health disparities being...

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Publicado en:Women's Studies Vol. 54; no. 5; pp. 490 - 511
Autor principal: Kennon, Raquel
Formato: Literary Criticism
Publicado: Taylor & Francis Ltd Jul/Aug2025
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        Brooks, Gwendolyn, 1917-2000
        20th century fiction
        African American women in literature
        Racism in literature
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