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The Resource Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970, Lynne Olson

Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970, Lynne Olson

Creator
Summary
Provides portraits and cameos of over sixty women who were influential in the Civil Rights Movement, and argues that the political activity of women has been the driving force in major reform movements throughout history
Language
eng
Work
Publication
Extent
460 pages
Contents
  • 5.
  • "There had to be a stopping place"
  • 6.
  • "Our leaders is just we ourself"
  • 7.
  • "She kept daring us to go further"
  • 8. "The
  • most daring of our leaders"
  • 9.
  • "Being white does not answer your problems"
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • "She never listened to a word"
  • 11.
  • "We are not going to take this anymore"
  • 12. "The
  • cobwebs are moving from my brain"
  • 13.
  • "I had never heard that voice before"
  • 14.
  • "Black and white together"
  • "Far more terrible for women"
  • 15. "A
  • woman's war"
  • 16.
  • "we assumed we were equal"
  • 17.
  • "We can't deal with her"
  • 18.
  • Standing in the minefield
  • 19. "We didn't come all this way for no two seats"
  • 20.
  • 2.
  • "This inevitable, horrible Greek tragedy"
  • 21.
  • The "woman question"
  • 22.
  • "we were asked to deny a part of ourselves"
  • 23.
  • "We got to keep moving."
  • "She has shaken this country"
  • 3.
  • "Getting them comfortable with rebellion"
  • 4.
  • Lighting the fuse
Isbn
9780684850122
Link
Instance
Label
Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970
Title
Freedom's daughters
Title remainder
the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970
Statement of responsibility
Lynne Olson
Creator
Subject
Genre
Language
eng
Summary
Provides portraits and cameos of over sixty women who were influential in the Civil Rights Movement, and argues that the political activity of women has been the driving force in major reform movements throughout history
Biography type
contains biographical information
Cataloging source
DLC
http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
Olson, Lynne
Dewey number
323/.092/275
Illustrations
illustrations
Index
index present
LC call number
E185
LC item number
.O43 2001
Literary form
non fiction
Nature of contents
bibliography
http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • Women civil rights workers
  • Women civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • African American women civil rights workers
  • African Americans
  • Civil rights movements
  • Women civil rights workers
  • Southern States
  • United States
  • Civil Rights Movement
  • Vrouwen
  • Bürgerrecht
  • Frau
  • USA
  • Mujeres afroamericanas activistas por los derechos civiles
  • Mujeres afroamericanas activistas por los derechos civiles
  • Mujeres activistas por los derechos civiles
  • Mujeres activistas por los derechos civiles
  • Afroamericanos
  • Movimientos de derechos civiles
Label
Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970, Lynne Olson
Link
Instantiates
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-439) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • "There had to be a stopping place"
  • 6.
  • "Our leaders is just we ourself"
  • 7.
  • "She kept daring us to go further"
  • 8. "The
  • most daring of our leaders"
  • 9.
  • "Being white does not answer your problems"
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • "She never listened to a word"
  • 11.
  • "We are not going to take this anymore"
  • 12. "The
  • cobwebs are moving from my brain"
  • 13.
  • "I had never heard that voice before"
  • 14.
  • "Black and white together"
  • "Far more terrible for women"
  • 15. "A
  • woman's war"
  • 16.
  • "we assumed we were equal"
  • 17.
  • "We can't deal with her"
  • 18.
  • Standing in the minefield
  • 19. "We didn't come all this way for no two seats"
  • 20.
  • 2.
  • "This inevitable, horrible Greek tragedy"
  • 21.
  • The "woman question"
  • 22.
  • "we were asked to deny a part of ourselves"
  • 23.
  • "We got to keep moving."
  • "She has shaken this country"
  • 3.
  • "Getting them comfortable with rebellion"
  • 4.
  • Lighting the fuse
Control code
ocm44172913
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
460 pages
Isbn
9780684850122
Lccn
00041306
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o44172913
  • (OCoLC)44172913
Label
Freedom's daughters : the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970, Lynne Olson
Link
Publication
Bibliography note
Includes bibliographical references (pages 435-439) and index
Carrier category
volume
Carrier category code
  • nc
Carrier MARC source
rdacarrier
Content category
text
Content type code
  • txt
Content type MARC source
rdacontent
Contents
  • 5.
  • "There had to be a stopping place"
  • 6.
  • "Our leaders is just we ourself"
  • 7.
  • "She kept daring us to go further"
  • 8. "The
  • most daring of our leaders"
  • 9.
  • "Being white does not answer your problems"
  • 1.
  • 10.
  • "She never listened to a word"
  • 11.
  • "We are not going to take this anymore"
  • 12. "The
  • cobwebs are moving from my brain"
  • 13.
  • "I had never heard that voice before"
  • 14.
  • "Black and white together"
  • "Far more terrible for women"
  • 15. "A
  • woman's war"
  • 16.
  • "we assumed we were equal"
  • 17.
  • "We can't deal with her"
  • 18.
  • Standing in the minefield
  • 19. "We didn't come all this way for no two seats"
  • 20.
  • 2.
  • "This inevitable, horrible Greek tragedy"
  • 21.
  • The "woman question"
  • 22.
  • "we were asked to deny a part of ourselves"
  • 23.
  • "We got to keep moving."
  • "She has shaken this country"
  • 3.
  • "Getting them comfortable with rebellion"
  • 4.
  • Lighting the fuse
Control code
ocm44172913
Dimensions
25 cm
Extent
460 pages
Isbn
9780684850122
Lccn
00041306
Media category
unmediated
Media MARC source
rdamedia
Media type code
  • n
Other physical details
illustrations
System control number
  • (Sirsi) o44172913
  • (OCoLC)44172913

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