Bibliograph

With her fist raised, Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the transformative power of Black community activism, Laura L. Lovett

Type

Label

With her fist raised, Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the transformative power of Black community activism, Laura L. Lovett

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

With her fist raised

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

1151709947

Responsibility statement

Laura L. Lovett

Sub title

Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the transformative power of Black community activism

Summary

"The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women's movement"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Introduction -- The Ridleys -- Finding Her Voice -- Child Care, Community Care -- "Sisters Under the Skin": Taking the Stage in the Women's Movement -- "Racism with Roses": Miss New York City and the Transition to Harlem -- Whose Empowerment? Black Women's Business and the Politics of Gentrification -- Epilogue: Home Again

Target audience

adult

Classification