Black Women in White America
A Documentary History
$51.46
- Paperback
672 pages
- Release Date
5 January 1993
Summary
Recipient of the 2002 Bruce Catton Prize for Lifetime Achievement in Historical Writing.
In this “stunning collection of documents” (Washington Post Book World), African-American women speak of themselves, their lives, ambitions, and struggles from the colonial period to the present day. Theirs are stories of oppression and survival, of family and community self-help, of inspiring heroism and grass-roots organizational continuity in the face of racism, economic hardship, and, far too …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780679743149 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0679743146 |
| Author: | Gerda Lerner |
| Publisher: | Random House USA Inc |
| Imprint: | Vintage Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 672 |
| Release Date: | 5 January 1993 |
| Weight: | 556g |
| Dimensions: | 34mm x 134mm x 203mm |
| Series: | Vintage |
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Critics Review
“Gerda Lerner has collected…material which can change images that whites have had of Blacks, and possibly even those which we, as Blacks, have of ourselves.”–Maya Angelou
“Gerda Lerner has collected…material which can change images that whites have had of Blacks, and possibly even those which we, as Blacks, have of ourselves.”–Maya Angelou
Gerda Lerner
Gerda Lerner (1920-2013)
Gerda Lerner was a prominent historian, activist, educator, and writer, recognized as one of the founders of women’s history. She earned her PhD in history from Columbia University. Her pioneering work began at Sarah Lawrence College, where she established the first graduate program in women’s history. Later, at the University of Wisconsin-Madison, she developed the first PhD program in women’s history in the United States.
Lerner served as the editor of Black Women in White America: A Documentary History and authored numerous influential publications, including The Creation of Patriarchy and Why History Matters: Life and Thought.
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