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Author:

Lovett, Laura L., author.

Title:

With her fist raised : Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the transformative power of black community activism / Laura L. Lovett.

Publisher:

Beacon Press,

Copyright Date:

2021

Description:

xi, 161 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 24 cm

Subject:

Hughes, Dorothy Pitman.
African American feminists--Biography.
African American women civic leaders--Biography.
African American businesspeople--Biography.
Feminism--United States.
United States--Social conditions--1945-
United States--Race relations.
United States--Politics and government.
Biographies.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Contents:

Introduction -- The Ridleys of Lumpkin, Georgia -- Finding Her Voice "Up South" -- 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.

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.

ISBN:

0807008893
9780807008898

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1151709947

LCCN:

2020011361

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