num_pages: 192
description: Many of us have heard these three words: Black Panther Party. Some know the Partys history as a movement for the social political economic and spiritual upliftment of Black and indigenous people of color  but to this day few know the story of the backbone of the Party: the women.Its estimated that six out of ten Panther Party members were women. While these remarkable women of all ages and diverse backgrounds were regularly making headlines agitating protesting and organizing off-stage these same women were building communities and enacting social justice providing food housing education healthcare and more. Comrade Sisters is their story.The book combines photos by Stephen Shames who at the time was a 20-year-old college student at Berkeley. With the complete trust of the Black Panther Party Shames took intimate behind-the-scenes photographs that fully portrayed Party members lives. This marks his third photo book about the Black Panthers and includes many never before published images.Ericka Huggins an early Party member and leader along with Bobby Seale and Huey Newton has written a moving text sharing what drew so many women to the Party and focusing on their monumental work on behalf of the most vulnerable citizens. Most importantly the book includes contributions from over 50 former women members  some well-known others not  who vividly recall their personal experiences from that time. Other texts include a foreword by Angela Davis and an afterword by Alicia Garza. All Power to the People.Stephen Shames has authored over 10 monographs and his images are in the permanent collections of 40 museums and foundations. His work is dedicated to promoting social change and sharing the stories of those who are frequently overlooked by society. His previous monographs include Power to the People: The World of the Black Panthers by Stephen Shames and Bobby Seale (Abrams 2016) and The Black Panthers (Aperture 2006).As an activist former political prisoner and leader in the Black Panther Party Ericka Huggins has devoted her life to the equitable treatment of all human beings beyond the boundaries of race age culture class gender sexual orientation ability and status associated with citizenship. For the past 40 years she has lectured across the country and internationally. She spent 14 years in the Black Panther Party and eight years as Director of the renowned Oakland Community School (1973-1981).
language: English
title: Comrade Sisters: Women of the Black Panther Party
publisher: ACC Art Books