With Her Fist Raised
Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism
Boston : Beacon Press, [2021]
Format: Book
Description: xi, 161 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
"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.
Contents:
Introduction -- The Ridleys: growing up in Georgia -- Finding her voice: moving "Up South" -- Childcare, community care: activism in New York City -- "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.
Subjects:
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.
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.
ISBN:
9780807008898
Availability | |||
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Call Number | Location | Shelf Location | Status |
BIOGRAPHY Hughes, Dorothy Pitman | Main (Downtown) | Third Level, Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Hughes, Dorothy Pitman | Ballentine Indoors | Biography | In |
BIOGRAPHY Hughes, Dorothy Pitman | Sandhills Indoors | Biography | In |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index.