![]() ![]() Painter explained to Randall Rothenberg of the New York Times Book Review that her historical subjects “are not the ‘dispossessed! ’ They ’re most Americans! It ’s like calling blacks or women ‘special interests. Her books include an examination of African American migration to Kansas during the 1870s, a narrative history of the United States from the end of Reconstruction through World War I, and a biography of legendary feminist and abolitionist Sojourner Truth. She is particularly interested in the experiences of African Americans, women, and the poor and working classes, people who have traditionally been excluded from positions of power. ![]() Nell Irvin Painter is a noted historian and author who specializes in late 19th and early 20th century American history. ![]()
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