Zora neale hurston

In late 19th and early 20th-century America, a new image of womanhood emerged that began to shape public views and understandings of women’s role in society. With the suffrage and labor movements, the “new woman” emerged. These modern women were attending colleges, rejecting domesticity, asserting themselves politically in public, and becoming a part of the cultural landscape through literature. As the 12th century progresses, the voices of women pushed for more self-discovery and freedom…

Hurston's legacy has influenced many conversations we're having today.

763 quotes from Zora Neale Hurston: 'There are years that ask questions and years that answer.', 'Love makes your soul crawl out from its hiding place.', and 'I love myself when I am laughing. . . and then again when I am looking mean and impressive.'

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Hurston's legacy has influenced many conversations we're having today.

Art print. Featuring Zora Neale Hurston an American author, anthropologist, and filmmaker. She portrayed racial struggles in the early 1900s American South. Here she’s reading her book Their Eyes Were Watching God. Signed and numbered limited edition. Comes in A3 and A4 format. #reading #books #ZoraNealeHurston #illustration #interior #decor #illustrator #print #art #womanreading #womanauthor #artwork

In 1931, she sought to publish an important piece of American history. Instead that oral history languished in a vault. Until now.

The author was born 125 years ago, on Jan. 7, 1891

Photograph of Zora Smoking taken by Robert Cook, or Stetson Kennedy. Cross City, Florida. 1939.