ENGLISH LITERATURE (CBSE/UGC NET)

AMERICAN LITERATURE

ELIZABETHAN ERA

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Maria Stewart is associated with what major American literary movement?
A
Idealism
B
Slavery
C
Romanticism
D
Nationalism
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Maria Stewart made a very important contribution to the feminist movement. She proved that it was possible for women to get educated and speak out about what they believed in.

Detailed explanation-2: -Abolitionist and women’s rights advocate Maria W. Stewart was one of the first women of any race to speak in public in the United States. She was also the first Black American woman to write and publish a political manifesto. Her calls for Black people to resist slavery, oppression, and exploitation were radical.

Detailed explanation-3: -The Romantic period (1830 to 1870) Realism and Naturalism (1870 to 1910) The Modernist period (1910 to 1945) The Contemporary period (1945 to present)

Detailed explanation-4: -In September 1832, Maria W. Stewart delivered at Boston’s Franklin Hall one of the first public lectures ever given by an American woman. Her speech, directed to the women of the African American Female Intelligence Society, called on black women to acquire equality through education.

Detailed explanation-5: -The Colonial and Early National Period (17th century to 1830) The Romantic Period (1830 to 1870) Realism and Naturalism (1870 to 1910) The Modernist Period (1910 to 1945) The Contemporary Period (1945 to present)

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