'Our girls can match 'em every time' : the political activities of African American women in Philadelphia, 1912-1941 by Jennifer Reed Fry

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Fry, Jennifer Reed.

Contributor:

Thomas-Collier, Bettye, thesis advisor.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women--Pennsylvania--Philadelphia--Politics and government--History--19th century.

African American women.

Physical Description:

xxxiii, 308 p. ; 28 cm.

Other Title:

Our girls can match em every time

Place of Publication:

[S.l.] : Jennifer Reed Fry, 2010.

Summary:

This dissertation challenges the dominant interpretation in women's history of the 1920s and 1930s as the "doldrums of the women's movement," and demonstrates that Philadelphia's political history is incomplete without the inclusion of African American women's voices. Given their well-developed bases of power in social reform, club, church, and interracial groups and strong tradition of political activism, these women exerted tangible pressure of Philadelphia's political leaders to reshape their reform agenda. When success was not forthcoming through traditional political means, African American women developed alternate strategies to secure their political agenda.

Notes:

Thesis (Ph.D.)--Temple University, 2010.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

OCLC:

587734249