Pride of family
Subtitle: four generations of American women of color
By: Carole Ione.
Publisher: Summit Books
Published: 1991
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 224
Subjects: Ione, Carole, 1937-  -- Family; Whipper family; Wheeler family; Lewis family; African American women -- Biography
Genres: Biography.
Description: "Pride of Family is the true story of an upper-middle-class African American clan - and four generations of extraordinary women. Carole Ione, rebel daughter from a long line of rebel daughters, traces her heritage from her mother, Leighla, a sad and lovely journalist, actress, and composer; to glamorous grandmother Be-Be, the popular restaurateur and former showgirl; to upright great-aunt Sistonie, one of Washington's first black female physicians; and, finally, to great-grandmother Frances Anne Rollin, the indomitable feminist-abolitionist. It is through her great-grandmother's brilliant diaries that Ione finds enlightenment - a deep connection to the women she cherishes and the proud, glorious history they share."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 221-224).