This thesis begins by exposing the lack of literary study of female slave narratives. It then moves to analyze The History of Mary Prince in the following order: 1) Outline of Prince’s life: who she was and her origin; ...

In this thesis, I study two critically-acclaimed texts to explore the construction of gendered identities by Muslim and Muslim-American women in contact zones where they struggle to stay true to themselves. I draw on Judith ...

This thesis explores the intersections of gender, race, rhetoric, life writing, and early black Atlantic literature. I argue that Phillis Wheatley, a literate enslaved woman of African descent, sought to combat the effects ...