The Life of Una Marson, 1905-65

This is an original, full length biography of Britain's first twentieth-century black feminist - Una Marson - poet, playwright, and social activist and BBC broadcaster.

Una Marson is recognised today as the first major woman poet of the Caribbean and as a significant forerunner of contemporary black writers; her story throws light on the problems facing politicised black artists. In challenging definitions of 'race' and 'gender' in her political and creative work, she forged a valiant path for later black feminists. Her enormous social and cultural contributions to the Caribbean and Britain have, until now, remained hidden in archives and memoirs around the world.

Based on extensive research and oral testimony, this biography embraces postcolonial realities and promise, and is a major contribution to British cultural history.


Author: Delia Jarrett-MacAuley
Publisher: Manchester University Press
Published: 04/01/2010
Pages: 256
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.66lbs
Size: 8.50h x 5.50w x 0.54d
ISBN13: 9780719082566
ISBN10: 0719082560
BISAC Categories:
- Biography & Autobiography | Literary Figures
- Biography & Autobiography | Women
- Biography & Autobiography | Cultural, Ethnic & Regional | General

About the Author

Delia Jarrett-Macauley is a novelist and writer. She has taught at the Universities of Kent and London