Nancy Prince – författare

Dating from 1853 to 1902, these autobiographical narratives give us a keen insight into four vastly different lives. Nancy Price, born free in Massachusetts in 1799, tells of her travels to Europe, Russia, and Jamaica. Susie King Taylor, who escaped to freedom during the Civil War, records her experiences as teacher, laundress, and nurse with the Union Army, and her later experiences during Reconstruction. Bethany Veney tells of her life in slavery and freedom and her spiritual growth. Louisa Picquet, held as a slave and concubine until the late 1840s, focuses on her life as sexual victim and her efforts to buy her mother out of slavery.

Nancy Prince is an African American woman who writes about her personal and professional life, including her marriage and travels abroad to Russia and Jamaica. It’s a vivid account of the events that would shape her business and legacy. Little is known about Nancy Prince’s early years. She was born in Massachusetts to a seaman and mother who remarried multiple times. Despite an unstable homelife, Nancy helped to support the family any way she could. She worked as a servant before marrying Nero Prince, a foot soldier and cofounder of the Prince Hall Freemasons. They eventually moved overseas where Nero held multiple positions in the Russian Courts. Nancy became a successful businesswoman, establishing a boarding school, giving lecturers and working as a seamstress. A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince explores the author’s unconventional path to success. She surpassed expectations to become a respected figure among her peers. As an entrepreneur, she provided a vital service and opportunities to those who needed them most. With an eye-catching new cover, and professionally typeset manuscript, this edition of A Narrative of the Life and Travels of Mrs. Nancy Prince is both modern and readable.

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Esta narración, escrita en 1850, relata las peripecias de Nancy Gardner Prince, una afroamericana libre, a lo largo de su infancia, su residencia en la Rusia imperial de 1824 a 1833, su regreso a Boston y sus dos visitas a la exótica Jamaica durante la primera mitad del siglo XIX. El periplo vital que la autora traza en el texto y el retrato que dibuja de sí misma como viajera incansable la alejan del estereotipo victimista tan apreciado en la época y la transforman en una mujer audaz y autosuficiente, capaz de cruzar océanos y mares en busca de una identidad difícil de hallar en la Norteamérica de las primeras décadas del siglo XIX. El resultado es una narración fascinante que invita, quizá como pocas otras, a seguir indagando en la vitalidad que se oculta entre las líneas escritas por las mujeres afroamericanas.