Using the ProQuest One Literature dissertation database, I compiled tallies of how often selected Black women writers appear in dissertations and MA theses from 1970 through 2026. The figures below track those counts and provide a glimpse into how scholarly attention to these writers has evolved across decades.
Dissertation and Thesis Citations by Decade
The figures are listed alphabetically by author to make cross-decade comparisons easier.
1970 – 1979
Gwendolyn Brooks — 75
Nikki Giovanni — 39
Zora Neale Hurston — 54
Harriet Jacobs — 3
Toni Morrison — 9
Alice Walker — 127
Gwendolyn Brooks — 75
Nikki Giovanni — 39
Zora Neale Hurston — 54
Harriet Jacobs — 3
Toni Morrison — 9
Alice Walker — 127
1980 – 1989
Gwendolyn Brooks — 73
Nikki Giovanni — 45
Zora Neale Hurston — 159
Harriet Jacobs — 14
Toni Morrison — 144
Alice Walker — 255
Gwendolyn Brooks — 73
Nikki Giovanni — 45
Zora Neale Hurston — 159
Harriet Jacobs — 14
Toni Morrison — 144
Alice Walker — 255
1990 – 1999
Gwendolyn Brooks — 230
Nikki Giovanni — 140
Zora Neale Hurston — 874
Harriet Jacobs — 454
Toni Morrison — 1,514
Alice Walker — 1,206
Gwendolyn Brooks — 230
Nikki Giovanni — 140
Zora Neale Hurston — 874
Harriet Jacobs — 454
Toni Morrison — 1,514
Alice Walker — 1,206
2000 – 2009
Gwendolyn Brooks — 356
Nikki Giovanni — 200
Zora Neale Hurston — 1,258
Harriet Jacobs — 670
Toni Morrison — 2,434
Alice Walker — 1,292
Gwendolyn Brooks — 356
Nikki Giovanni — 200
Zora Neale Hurston — 1,258
Harriet Jacobs — 670
Toni Morrison — 2,434
Alice Walker — 1,292
2010 – 2019
Gwendolyn Brooks — 274
Nikki Giovanni — 169
Zora Neale Hurston — 834
Harriet Jacobs — 454
Toni Morrison — 1,749
Alice Walker — 769
Gwendolyn Brooks — 274
Nikki Giovanni — 169
Zora Neale Hurston — 834
Harriet Jacobs — 454
Toni Morrison — 1,749
Alice Walker — 769
2020 – 2026
Gwendolyn Brooks — 136
Nikki Giovanni — 90
Zora Neale Hurston — 437
Harriet Jacobs — 204
Toni Morrison — 1,056
Alice Walker — 428
Gwendolyn Brooks — 136
Nikki Giovanni — 90
Zora Neale Hurston — 437
Harriet Jacobs — 204
Toni Morrison — 1,056
Alice Walker — 428
The figures are listed alphabetically by author to make cross-decade comparisons easier.
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