Freedom's daughters
Subtitle: the unsung heroines of the civil rights movement from 1830 to 1970
By: Lynne Olson.
Publisher: Scribner
Published: 2001
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 460
Subjects: African American women civil rights workers -- Southern States -- History; African American women civil rights workers -- Southern States -- Biography; Women civil rights workers -- Southern States -- History; Women civil rights workers -- Southern States -- Biography; African Americans -- Civil rights -- Southern States -- History; Civil rights movements -- United States -- History
Genres: Biography.
Description: Provides portraits and cameos of over sixty women who were influential in the Civil Rights Movement, and argues that the political activity of women has been the driving force in major reform movements throughout history.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 435-439) and index.