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The Heart of a Woman (1981) is an autobiography by American writer Maya Angelou. The book is the fourth installment in Angelou's series of seven autobiographies.
A poem that explores the freedom and imprisonment of women's hearts, using a bird metaphor. The poem contrasts the dawn and night, the world and the cage, the valleys and the towers, and the stars and the bars.
This poem expresses the longing and yearning of a woman's heart for freedom and adventure. It contrasts the heart's flight in the morning with its captivity and pain in the night.
Jan 1, 2001 · Filled with unforgettable vignettes of famous characters, from Billie Holiday to Malcolm X, The Heart of a Woman sings with Maya Angelou's eloquent prose her fondest dreams, deepest disappointments, and her dramatically tender relationship with her rebellious teenage son.
Jul 16, 2022 · The Heart of a Woman is the fourth volume of Maya Angelou's autobiography, covering her life in New York, London, and Cairo. It explores her relationships with her son, her lovers, and her friends, as well as her involvement in the civil rights movement and the arts.
The Heart of a Woman is the fourth volume of Angelou's seven-part memoir, covering her life from 1957 to 1962. It explores her struggles as a single mother, a writer, and a civil rights activist, as well as her relationship with a South African freedom fighter.
The emancipation of woman is yet to be wholly accomplished; though woman has stamped her image on every age of the world's history, and in the heart of almost every man since time began, it is only a little over half of a century since she has either spoke or acted with a sense of freedom.
