Maria W. Stewart published a collection of her religious writings with an autobiographical experience attached in 1879. The publication was called "Meditations from the Pen of Mrs. Maria W. Stewart". She also had two works published in 1831 and 1832 titled "Religion and the Pure Principles of Morality" and "Meditations". Maria Stewart was known for her public speeches in which she talked about the role of black women and race relations. Her works were praised by Alexander Crummell and William Lloyd Garrison. Stewart's works have been argued to be a refashioning of the jeremiad tradition and focus on the specific plight of African Americans in America during the period.–