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The legacy of Black women in librarianship : when they dared to be powerful / edited by Nicole A. Cooke ; afterword by Aisha M. Johnson.
- Format:
- Book
- Series:
- Critical cultural information studies.
- Critical cultural information studies
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- African American librarians--Biography.
- African American librarians.
- Librarians--United States--Biography.
- Librarians.
- African Americans and libraries.
- Minorities in library science--United States--History.
- Minorities in library science.
- Genre:
- Biographies.
- Essays.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xvii, 214 pages) : illustrations, portraits.
- Edition:
- 1st ed.
- Other Title:
- When they dared to be powerful
- Place of Publication:
- Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2025.
- Summary:
- "This book aims to fill a large gap in scholarship and knowledge about black librarianship and enable newer librarians to see themselves reflected in the profession's long and rich legacy"-- Provided by publisher.
- Contents:
- Prologue: Children at Augusta Baker's feet, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin
- Augusta Baker : an early advocate for diverse books / Nicole A. Cooke and Michael C. Weisenburg
- Ella Baker at the New York Public Library / Courtney Becks
- Ethel Bolden / Cynthia Johnson and Cearra Harris
- Doris Hargrett Clack : pioneer, activist, and educator / Wendy Moore
- Sweet resolve : Mayme A. Clayton's response to the precarity of African American lives and historical materials / Chaitra Powell
- Resurgence of a bibliotherapist : exploring the life and times of Sara "Sadie" Marie Peterson Delaney / S. Michele Echols
- Eliza Atkins Gleason : researcher, dean, advocate / LaKeshia Darden
- Miriam Matthews and the legacy of Black documentation in Los Angeles / Jesse R. Erickson, Laura E. Helton, and Dalena Hunter
- Black quiet : continuing the work of activist librarian and community advocate Annie L. McPheeters / Roberta Price Gardner and Morris R. Gardner
- Alice Roberts and the breakdown of segregation in northern library schools, 1890-1940 / Anthony Cocciolo
- A life of service : Mattie Herd Roland in Birmingham, Alabama / Brooke Becker
- A fulfilling legacy of Florida firsts : the pioneering impact of Henrietta Mays Smith / Jason Alston
- Exploring six decades of librarianship with Jessie Carney Smith / Jahala Simuel and Bethany McGowan
- Gently daring : the story of Anne Bethel Spencer
- poet, librarian, gardener, and activist / Shaina V. Anderson
- Lucille C. Thomas : championing diversity through library leadership / Taina Evans
- Charlemae Hill Rollins : out of one, many / LaVerne Gray
- Epilogue: Charlemae Rollins at the Willard School, 1955, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin
- Afterword: Black women
- the resilient force uplifting all, by Aisha M. Johnson.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Description based on publisher supplied metadata and other sources.
- ISBN:
- 9798892553131
- OCLC:
- 1500921086
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