{"product_id":"its-our-movement-now-black-womens-politics-and-the-1977-national-womens-conference-hardcover","title":"It's Our Movement Now: Black Women's Politics and the 1977 National Women's Conference - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLaura L. Lovett\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eRachel Jessica Daniel\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor), \u003cb\u003eKelly N. Giles\u003c\/b\u003e (Editor)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eProfiles of influential Black women\u003cbr\u003eactivists at a historic moment\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThis\u003cbr\u003evolume offers a panoramic view of Black feminist politics through the stories\u003cbr\u003eof a remarkable cross section of Black women who attended the 1977 National\u003cbr\u003eWomen's Conference. These\u003cbr\u003ewomen advocated for civil and women's rights but also for accessibility, \u003cbr\u003elesbians, sex workers, welfare recipients, laborers, and children. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe\u003cbr\u003ewomen featured in this book include icons Coretta Scott King and Michelle\u003cbr\u003eCearcy, a teenager who served as a torchbearer at the conference. Contributors\u003cbr\u003eoffer insights into the lives of Gloria Scott, Dorothy Height, Freddie\u003cbr\u003eGroomes-McLendon, and Jeffalyn Johnson. The profiles include activist\u003cbr\u003eorganizers Georgia McMurray, Barbara Smith, Johnnie Tillmon, Addie Wyatt, and\u003cbr\u003eFlorynce Kennedy. The hard-won achievements of politicians are examined and\u003cbr\u003ecelebrated, including those of Barbara Jordan, Shirley Chisholm, Maxine Waters, C.\u003cbr\u003eDelores Tucker, the\u003cbr\u003efirst Black female secretary of state for Pennsylvania, and Yvonne Burke, one\u003cbr\u003eof the first Black women elected to Congress and the first representative to\u003cbr\u003egive birth while serving. The final profiles cover Clara McClaughlin, reporter\u003cbr\u003eMelba Tolliver, and photojournalist Diana Mara Henry, who shared the details of\u003cbr\u003ethe conference and the continual work being done by Black women with others\u003cbr\u003ethrough various media channels. This book places the diversity of Black women's\u003cbr\u003eexperiences and their leadership at the center of the history of the women's\u003cbr\u003emovement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e  \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublication of this work made possible by a\u003cbr\u003eSustaining the Humanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the\u003cbr\u003eNational Endowment for the Humanities.\u003c\/strong\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 278\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.69 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 29, 2022\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53756070560077,"sku":"9780813069487","price":145.88,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/dEJNUCsrWlBYczFLeUcyVHNCUTRMQT09.webp?v=1776722029","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/its-our-movement-now-black-womens-politics-and-the-1977-national-womens-conference-hardcover","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}