When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America - Couverture souple

Giddings

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 0553345613 ISBN 13 : 9780553345612

Editeur : Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group, 1985

Synopsis

The first history of black women activists, this is a narrative history tracing the concerns of black women and what they did about them--from the 17th century to the present. "A triumphant study destined to become a prime sourcebook".--Publishers Weekly.

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Présentation de l'éditeur

When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influence of African-American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, Paula Giddings powerfully portrays how black women have transcended racist and sexist attitudes--often confronting white feminists and black male leaders alike--to initiate social and political reform. From the open disregard for the rights of slave women to examples of today's more covert racism and sexism in civil rights and women'sorganizations, Giddings illuminates the black woman's crusade for equality. In the process, she paints unforgettable portraits of black female leaders, such as anti-lynching activist Ida B. Wells, educator and FDR adviser Mary McLeod Bethune, and the heroic civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, who fought both overt and institutionalized oppression.

When and Where I Enter reveals the immense moral power black women possessed and sought to wield throughout their history--the same power that prompted Anna Julia Cooper in 1892 to tell a group of black clergymen, "Only the black woman can say 'when and where I enter, in the quiet, undisputed dignity of my womanhood, without violence and without suing or special patronage, then and there the whole . . . race enters with me.'"

Revue de presse

“The best interpretation of black women and race and sex that we have” (Women's Review of Books)

“The first historical study of the relationship in America between racism and sex.” (Kirkus Reviews)

“A triumphant study.” (Publishers Weekly)

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Bantam Doubleday Dell Publishing Group
• Date d'édition: 1985
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0553345613
• ISBN 13: 9780553345612
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 408
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
• Personne responsable: non disponible