{"product_id":"its-our-movement-now-black-womens-politics-and-the-1977-national-womens-conference-9780813068817","title":"It's Our Movement Now: Black Women's Politics and the 1977 National Women's Conference","description":"\u003cb\u003eProfiles of influential Black women\u003cbr\u003eactivists at a historic moment\u003c\/b\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 Sustaining the\u003cbr\u003eHumanities through the American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment\u003cbr\u003efor the Humanities.\u003c\/strong\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-12413283\"\u003eLaura L. Lovett\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University Press of Florida\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/29\/2022\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 278\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.83lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.00h x 6.00w x 0.58d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780813068817\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0813068819\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS058000\"\u003eWomen\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS056000\"\u003eAfrican American \u0026amp; Black\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-HIS\"\u003eHistory\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-HIS036060\"\u003eUnited States | 20th Century\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"University Press of Florida","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44578880225517,"sku":"9780813068817","price":52.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_d77db961-581d-42ad-ab3e-a5574e1ea04f.jpg?v=1702054994","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/its-our-movement-now-black-womens-politics-and-the-1977-national-womens-conference-9780813068817","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}