The Lightning Dreamer: Cuba's Greatest Abolitionist

Type

Book

Authors

Margarita Engle

ISBN 10

0547807430

ISBN 13

9780547807430

Tags

Central & South America, Girls & Women, Poetry, Literary, Women, Social & Family Issues, Biographical

Description

“I find it so easy to forget / that I’m just a girl who is expected / to live / without thoughts.” Opposing slavery in Cuba in the nineteenth century was dangerous. The most daring abolitionists were poets who veiled their work in metaphor. Of these, the boldest was Gertrudis Gómez de Avellaneda, nicknamed Tula. In passionate, accessible verses of her own, Engle evokes the voice of this book-loving feminist and abolitionist who bravely resisted an arranged marriage at the age of fourteen, and was ultimately courageous enough to fight against injustice. Historical notes, excerpts, and source notes round out this exceptional tribute. - from Amzon

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