It's our movement now : Black women's politics and the 1977 National Women's Conference / edited by Laura L. Lovett, Rachel Jessica Daniel, and Kelly N. Giles.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Lovett, Laura L., editor.

Daniel, Rachel Jessica, 1984- editor.

Giles, Kelly N., editor.

Series:

Florida scholarship online.

Florida scholarship online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

African American women social reformers--History--20th century.

African American women social reformers.

African American women--Political activity--History--20th century.

African American women.

United States--Social conditions--1960-1980.

United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (277 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Gainesville, FL : University Press of Florida, [2022]

Summary:

This title offers a panoramic view of Black feminist politics through the stories of a remarkable cross section of Black women who attended the 1977 National Women's Conference. These women advocated for civil and women's rights but also for accessibility, lesbians, sex workers, welfare recipients, labourers, and children.

Contents:

Cover

Half Title

Title

Copyright

Contents

List of Figures

Acknowledgments

Introduction: Beyond the Minority Plank

Part I. Symbols of Sisterhood

1. Coretta Scott King: Icon as Activist

2. Michelle Cearcy: Carrying the "Torch of Equality"

Part II. Sisters in Action

3. Dr. Gloria Dean Randle Scott: Raising the Gavel with Hope for All Women

4. Human Rights on the Homefront: Dorothy Height and Spirit of Houston

5. "I hope we won't turn our backs on the masses of women in Florida": Dr. Freddie Groomes-McLendon, the Florida Commission on the Status of Women, and the Struggle over the Equal Rights Amendment

6. "Each One Teach One": Dr. Jeffalyn Johnson on the Power of Community, Representation, and Education

Part III. Activist Organizers

7. Florynce Kennedy: A Radical Voice

8. Bringing Depth to the Movement: Race, Gender, and (Dis)Ability in the Life of Georgia McMurray

9. Beyond Combahee: Barbara Smith and Black Radical Feminism

10. Johnnie Tillmon: Welfare as a Women's Issue

11. Addie Wyatt: Bridging Social Movements

Part IV. The Politicians

12. Barbara Jordan: Conveying the Charge and the Challenge

13. Beyond the Symbolism: Shirley Chisholm, Black Feminism, and Women's Politics

14. C. Delores Tucker: Delegate-at-Large

15. "I Was Me": Yvonne Burke and the Politics of Representation

16. Maxine Waters: "I stood with Coretta Scott King"

Part V. Communicating Change

17. Clara McLaughlin: "I don't want ON, I want O-W-N"

18. An Everyday Anchorwoman

19. Sharing a Precious Gift: Photographing the National Women's Conference

List of Contributors

Index

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

J

K

L

M

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Y.

Notes:

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (viewed on May 24, 2023).

Previously issued in print: 2022.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780813067506

0813067502

9780813070230

0813070236

9780813072500

0813072506

OCLC:

1350630648