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03672aam a2200589 i 4500 001 AADAD0E0AFEE11EC9092402E4CECA4DB 003 SILO 005 20220330010013 008 220216t20222022nyua d b 000 0beng d 020 $a 1499812515 020 $a 9781499812510 035 $a (OCoLC)1297040191 040 $a NjBwBT $b eng $e rda $c FMG $d FMG $d GO4 $d OCO $d OCLCO $d YDX $d BDX $d OCLCF $d ACN $d OCLCO $d IOU $d SILO 043 $a n-us--- 050 14 $a E185.97.M95 $b J46 2022 082 04 $a B $a B $2 23/eng/20220203 100 1 $a Stevens-Holsey, Rosita, $e author. 245 10 $a Pauli Murray : $b the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist / $c by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry CatasuÌs Jennings. 246 30 $a Life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist 250 $a First edition. 264 1 $a New York, NY : $b Yellow Jacket, $c [2022] 300 $a 280 pages : $b illustrations ; $c 22 cm 520 $a Written in verse, this inspiring biography chronicles the life of a queer civil rights and women's rights activist who fought for many of the rights taken for granted today, working tirelessly for human rights and the dignity of life for all. 504 $a Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-280). 505 0 $a Part I: Why? -- An activist in the making ; On the tail of Halley's Comet ; The activist: was she born or was she made? ; The bottoms: the influence of place ; Childhood: the influence of family ; Proud shoes: the influence of heritage ; Shades: the influence of color ; Part II: The reluctant activist -- Trying to get away: Hunter College ; Activism forged on the anvil of the Great Depression ; First steps ; A cruel blow ; Taking a stand ; A sharecropper's life in the balance ; Finally, a decision ; Part III: The activist in training -- Howard Law ; Learning the law ; Taking the reins: protests ; From Jim Crow to Jane Crow ; The idea that changed the world ; Part IV: Action -- The forgotten bet ; One person plus one typewriter ; An activist dressed in lawyer's clothes ; Why on Earth didn't you tell me? ; Part V: Jane Crow -- Change in direction ; For the gals who will come after ; It had happened before ; The women's movement ; It took more than the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; National Organization for Women ; A man trapped in a woman's body ; Part VI: The legacy of activism -- An unsung force ; A human of worth. 600 10 $a Murray, Pauli, $d 1910-1985. 650 0 $a African American women civil rights workers $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American civil rights workers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Civil rights workers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women lawyers $v Biography. 650 0 $a Women lawyers $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American feminists $v Biography. 650 0 $a Feminists $z United States $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American women $v Biography. 650 0 $a African American sexual minorities $v Biography. 650 7 $a Queer women. $2 homoit 650 7 $a LGBTQ+ African-Americans. $2 homoit 655 7 $a Biographical poetry. $2 lcgft 655 7 $a Biographies. $2 lcgft 700 1 $a Jennings, Terry CatasuÌs, $e author. 941 $a 9 952 $l SMPE094 $d 20240104021148.0 952 $l XSPE157 $d 20231128011335.0 952 $l GDPF771 $d 20221202011610.0 952 $l FLPB224 $d 20221005013527.0 952 $l UHPB911 $d 20220714151941.0 952 $l CBPF522 $d 20220604010035.0 952 $l UNUX074 $d 20220520010553.0 952 $l GBPF771 $d 20220401030231.0 952 $l BAPH771 $d 20220330010058.0 956 $a http://locator.silo.lib.ia.us/search.cgi?index_0=id&term_0=AADAD0E0AFEE11EC9092402E4CECA4DB 994 $a C0 $b IOUInitiate Another SILO Locator Search