Comments and Tags
Be the first to comment on this item!
Books
African American History Books
Black History ➔ Book, Comedy: American Style
Identifier:
2019.1.77Description:
Fauset, Jessie. Comedy American Style. New York: Frederick A. Stokes Company, 1933.Comedy American Style was written by Jessie Fauset and was published in 1933 by the Frederick A. Stokes Company. It is the fourth and last published novel by Fauset and tells the story of color prejudice and racial self-hatred.
Date:
1933Materials:
PaperDimensions:
7.75"" h 5.25"" w 1.5"" dCurrent Location Status:
In StorageCollection Tier:
Tier 2Related Entities:
Jessie Fauset (creator)Jessie Fauset, born in 1882, was an African American novelist, poet, and educator. She often wrote about African American life and history. She is known for her works titled There is Confusion, Comedy, American, and Plum Bun. She passed away in 1961. Ruth Herrick (is related to)
Born on July 6, 1895 in Ohio, Ruth Herrick became known as one of the first women physicians in Michigan. She studied at the University of Chicago Medical College and at Blodgett Memorial Hospital. Afterwards she began her practice in 1931 in Grand Rapids. She was an avid collector and took a strong interest in archaeology, having lectured at the Greenfield Village Museum and wrote and published a book entitled "Greentown glass: the Indiana Tumbler and Goblet Company and allied manufacturers (1959)". In 1961 she cooperated with the Kent County Medical Society in compiling a historic medical collection. She retired in 1973 and later passed away after an automobile accident on June 7, 1974, with many of her assets bequeathed to the Public Museum.
