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Author:

Stevens-Holsey, Rosita, author.

Title:

Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist / by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings.

Edition:

First edition.

Publisher:

Yellow Jacket,

Copyright Date:

2022

Description:

280 pages : illustrations ; 22 cm

Subject:

Murray, Pauli,--1910-1985.
African American women civil rights workers--Biography.
African American civil rights workers--Biography.
Civil rights workers--United States--Biography.
African American women lawyers--Biography.
Women lawyers--United States--Biography.
African American feminists--Biography.
Feminists--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
African American sexual minorities--Biography.
Queer women.
LGBTQ+ African-Americans.
Biographical poetry.
Biographies.

Other Authors:

Jennings, Terry Catasús, author.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-280).

Contents:

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.

Summary:

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.

ISBN:

1499812515
9781499812510

OCLC:

(OCoLC)1297040191

Locations:

GBPF771 -- Ankeny Kirkendall Public Library (Ankeny)

XSPE157 -- Atlantic Public Library (Atlantic)

UNUX074 -- University of Northern Iowa - Rod Library (Cedar Falls)

CBPF522 -- Coralville Public Library (Coralville)

BAPH771 -- Des Moines Public Library (Des Moines)

FLPB224 -- Garnavillo Public Library (Garnavillo)

UHPB911 -- Milo Public Library (Milo)

GDPF771 -- Urbandale Public Library (Urbandale)

SMPE094 -- Waverly Public Library (Waverly)