ISBN:
9780813068817
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9780813069487
Language:
English
Pages:
264 Seiten
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Illustrationen
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24 cm
DDC:
305.48896073
Keywords:
Geschichte 1977
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Politische Beteiligung
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Schwarze Frau
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Frauenbewegung
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USA
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National Women's Conference (U.S.) / (1977 / Houston, Tex.)
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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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United States / Social conditions / 1960-1980
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National Women's Conference (U.S.)
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African American women / Political activity
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African American women social reformers
;
Social conditions
;
United States
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1900-1999
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History
;
USA
;
Schwarze Frau
;
Politische Beteiligung
;
Frauenbewegung
;
Geschichte 1977
Abstract:
"This volume offers a panoramic view of Black feminist politics through the stories of Black women who attended the 1977 National Women's Conference, placing the diversity of Black women's experiences and their leadership at the center of the history of the women's movement"--
Note:
Beyond the minority plank
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Symbols of sisterhood --
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Coretta Scott King: icon as activist
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Michelle Cearcy: carrying the "torch of equality
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Sisters in action --
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Dr. Gloria Dean Rundle Scott: raising the gavel with hope for all women
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Human rights on the homefront: Dorothy Height and spirit of Houston
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"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
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"Each one teach one": Dr. Jeffalyn Johnson on the power of community, representation, and education
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Activist organizers --
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Florynce Kennedy: a radical voice
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Bringing depth to the movement: race, gender, and (dis)ability in the life of Georgia McMurray
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Beyond Combahee: Barbara Smith and black radical feminism
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Johnnie Tillmon: welfare as a women's issue
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Addie Wyatt: bridging social movements
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The politicians --
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Barbara Jordan: conveying the charge and the challenge
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Beyond the symbolism: Shirley Chisholm, black feminism, and women's politics
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C. Delores Tucker: delegate-at-large
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"I was me": Yvonne Burke and the politics of representation
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Maxine Waters: "I stood with Coretta Scott King"
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Communicating change --
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Clara McLaughlin: "I don't want ON, I want O-W-N"
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An everyday anchorwoman
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Sharing a precious gift: photographing the National Women's Conference
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