..". enthusiastic, well-written... read it if you want to be inspired by a truly heroic woman." New Directions for Women
..". the fullest account to date of Stewart s life and an excellent basis for understanding Stewart s work." History
"This is informative and inspiring source material for today s scholars, lay readers, and professionals ... " Journal of American History
In gathering and introducing Stewart s works, Richardson provides an opportunity for readers to study the thoughts and words of this influential early black female activist, a forerunner to Frederick Douglass and Sojourner Truth and the first black American to lecture in defense of women s rights, placing her in the context of the swirling abolitionist movement."