| Description |
1 online resource (264 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Introduction: Beyond the minority plank / Laura L. Lovett, Rachel Jessica Daniel, and Kelly N. Giles -- Part I. Symbols of sisterhood -- Coretta Scott King: icon as activist / Rachel Jessica Daniel -- Michelle Cearcy: carrying the "torch of equality / Amira Rose Davis -- Part II. Sisters in action -- Dr. Gloria Dean Rundle Scott: raising the gavel with hope for all women / Janine Fondon -- Human rights on the homefront: Dorothy Height and spirit of Houston / Julie A. Gallagher -- "I hope we won't turn our backs on the masses of women in Florida": Dr. Freddie Groomes-McLendon, the Florida Commission on the Status of Women and the struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment / Johanna M. Ortner -- "Each one teach one": Dr. Jeffalyn Johnson on the power of community, representation, and education / Lindsay Amaral -- Part III. Activist organizers -- Florynce Kennedy: a radical voice / Kirsten Leng -- Bringing depth to the movement: race, gender, and (dis)ability in the life of Georgia McMurray / Crystal Lynn Webster -- Beyond Combahee: Barbara Smith and black radical feminism / Julie de Chantal -- Johnnie Tillmon: welfare as a women's issue / Laura L. Lovett -- Addie Wyatt: bridging social movements / Marcia Walker-McWilliams -- Part IV. The politicians -- Barbara Jordan: conveying the charge and the challenge / Camesha Scruggs -- Beyond the symbolism: Shirley Chisholm, black feminism, and women's politics / Zinga A. Fraser -- C. Delores Tucker: delegate-at-large / Sabina Peck -- "I was me": Yvonne Burke and the politics of representation / Sarah B. Rowley -- Maxine Waters: "I stood with Coretta Scott King" / Carlyn Ferrari -- Part V. Communicating change -- Clara McLaughlin: "I don't want ON, I want O-W-N" / Destiney Linker -- An everyday anchorwoman / Melba Tolliver -- Sharing a precious gift: photographing the National Women's Conference / Diana Mara Henry |
| Summary |
This volume offers a panoramic view of Black feministpolitics through the stories of Black women who attended the 1977 NationalWomen's Conference, placing the diversity of Black women's experiences andtheir leadership at the center of the history of the women's movement |
| Notes |
Description based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on November 16, 2022) |
| SUBJECT |
National Women's Conference (U.S.) (1977 : Houston, Tex.) http://id.loc.gov/authorities/names/n2016046729
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National Women's Conference (U.S.) fast |
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African American women social reformers -- History -- 20th century
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African American women -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century
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HISTORY / African American
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African American women -- Political activity
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African American women social reformers
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Social conditions
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United States -- Social conditions -- 1960-1980. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140520
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| Subject |
United States
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| Genre/Form |
History
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| Author |
Lovett, Laura L., editor.
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Daniel, Rachel Jessica, 1984- editor.
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Giles, Kelly N., editor
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| ISBN |
0813070236 |
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9780813070230 |
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9780813072500 |
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0813072506 |
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