The Portable Nineteenth-Century African American Women WritersBy: Edited by Hollis Robbins and Henry Louis Gates, Jr; this collection comprises work from forty nine writers arranged into sections of memoir, poetry and essays on feminism, education and the legacy of black women writers. Many of these pieces engage with social movements like abolition, women's suffrage, temperance and civil rights, but the thematic centre is black women's intellect and personal ambition. The diverse selection includes well known