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Image of Edith Eaton, from the private collection of Diana Birchall by Msavich via Wikimedia / CC by Attribution-Share Alike 4.0 International Edith Maude Eaton, also known by Sui Sin Far, was one of the first known half-Chinese, half-white authors to publish in the United States. She used her unique racial position to document the … Continue reading A Digital Surrogate for an Overlooked Author: Edith Maude Eaton’s Mrs. Spring Fragrance

Portrait of Zora Neale Hurston: Eatonville, Florida by Florida Memory via Flickr/No known copyright restrictions Biography Zora Neale Hurston is widely regarded as one of the most prominent Black female writers and thinkers of the twentieth century. Her most famous novel, Their Eyes Were Watching God, is currently widely read and taught, and was recently … Continue reading Zora Neale Hurston: a Bibliography of “A Genius of the South”