Date
8-18-2022
Document Type
Thesis
Abstract
Zora Neale Hurston moved to New York from Alabama in 1925, where her work contributed to the growing trends of the Harlem Renaissance and had a major impact on African American culture. During Hurston’s lifetime, the voices of African American women were often suppressed by the intersecting forces of racism and sexism. Hurston’s literary work portrayed gender struggles in American society during the twentieth century and represented the oppressed voice of African American women.
Department
English
Thesis Comittee
Dr. Emily Field, Thesis Advisor
Dr. John Kucich, Committee Member
Dr. Carrie Oeding, Committee Member
Recommended Citation
Levine, Kaitlyn. (2022). The Oppressed African American Female Voice in Zora Neale Hurston’s Their Eyes Were Watching God and “Sweat”. In BSU Honors Program Theses and Projects. Item 546. Available at: https://vc.bridgew.edu/honors_proj/546
Copyright © 2022 Kaitlyn Levine
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