Sisters of the Spirit: Three Black Women's Autobiographies of the Nineteenth Century William L. Andrews (Editor) , Jarena Lee , Zilpha Elaw

In Sisters of the Spirit three black American women recreate their lives and proclaim their faith in themselves as women with an empowering mission. As preachers of the Christian gospel, Jarena Lee, Zilpha Elaw, and Julia Foote helped to launch a feminist revolution in American religious life and in American society as a whole.