Mary McLeod Bethune -- Sarah Patton Boyle -- Mamie Till Bradley -- Daisy S. Lampkin -- Rosa Parks -- Agnes E. Meyer -- Katharine Du Pre Lumpkin -- Frances H. Williams -- Edith S. Sampson -- Johnnie Carr -- Lorraine Hansberry -- Dorothy Tilly -- Della D. Sullins -- Barbara Posey -- Priscilla Stephens -- Casey Hayden -- Modjeska M. Simkins -- Charlotta Bass -- Diane Nash -- Lillian Smith -- Katie Louchheim -- Anne Braden -- Marion King -- Margaret C. McCulloch -- Jane Schutt -- Dorothy Height -- Marie Foster -- Pauli Murray -- Myrlie Evers -- Ella Baker -- Victoria Gray -- Elizabeth Gray -- Elizabeth Allen -- Rita L. Schwerner -- Ruth Steiner -- Fannie Lou Hamer -- Annie Devine -- Dorothy Cottton -- Martha Ragland -- Constance Baker Motley.
Summary:
Presents thirty-nine full-text addresses by women who spoke out while the struggle for civil rights was at its most intense. Many are published or transcribed from audio tape for the first time. Each speech is preceded by an introduction of the speaker and occasion that highlights key biographical and background details. The collection also provides a general introduction that places these public addresses in context.
This resource is supported by the Institute of Museum and Library Services under the provisions of the Library Services and Technology Act as administered by State Library of Iowa.