She Asked Me Why I’m Here: Writing the Biography of Alice Dunbar-Nelson or Researching the Life of a Black Queer Respectable Activist,

• In Event: Writing in/is Progress: Black Women's Biographical Studies from Start to Finish

Description for Program

Tara T. Green in her paper, “She Asked Me Why I’m Here: Writing the Biography of Alice Dunbar-Nelson or Researching the Life of a Black Queer Respectable Activist,” will discuss the challenges and joys of writing about the life and work of Alice Dunbar-Nelson. Green will share what she had to consider in telling the “truth,” what sources she used to craft the biography, and what motivated her to keep writing over a ten-year period.

Author

• Tara Green, University of Houston