In Search of Our Mothers' Gardens

This book is a collection of 36 essays that delve into the lives and creative expressions of Black women, highlighting their struggles and achievements in a society that often marginalized them.

Walker draws on her own experiences and those of her mother and grandmothers, as well as other notable Black women writers like Phillis Wheatley and Zora Neale Hurston.

The essays emphasize the importance of recognizing and honoring the artistic traditions and legacies of these women, who created masterpieces despite the hardships and limitations imposed upon them.