Bridging race divides : Black nationalism, feminism, and integration in the United States, 1896-1935 / [electronic resource]
Dossett, Kate.
Gainesville, Fla. : University Press of Florida,
c2008.
By exploring the connections between women like the pioneering black hairdresser Madam C. J. Walker and her daughter, A'Lelia, as well as clubwoman Mary McLeod Bethune and United Negro Improvement Association activist Amy Jacques Garvey, Dossett also makes a distinctive contribution to the field of women's history by positioning black women at the forefront of both intellectual and practical endeavors in the struggle for black autonomy.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [241]-256) and index.
By exploring the connections between women like the pioneering black hairdresser Madam C. J. Walker and her daughter, A'Lelia, as well as clubwoman Mary McLeod Bethune and United Negro Improvement Association activist Amy Jacques Garvey, Dossett also makes a distinctive contribution to the field of women's history by positioning black women at the forefront of both intellectual and practical endeavors in the struggle for black autonomy.
Description based on print version record.
African American women political activists
African American women political activists
African American women political activists
African American women
African American women
Black nationalism
Feminism
African American leadership
African Americans