Joanne Braxton

She has written about topics including Maya Angelou and the book Black Women Writing Autobiography.

Braxton has also edited works such as Wild Women in the Whirlwind: Afra-American Culture and the Contemporary Literary Renaissance and a collection of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry.

She is an emeritus Frances L. and Edwin L. Cummings Professor of the Humanities at the College of William & Mary, and President of the Board of the Braxton Institute.

[1] As a literary critic, Braxton has written about topics including Maya Angelou[5] and the books Black Women Writing Autobiography.

Braxton has also edited works such as Wild Women in the Whirlwind: Afra-American Culture and the Contemporary Literary Renaissance and a collection of Paul Laurence Dunbar's poetry.