Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America

by Hine, Darlene Clark; Thompson, Kathleen; Facts on File, Inc.

• ISBN13: 9780816034307
• ISBN10: 0816034303
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

'The Facts On File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America' spans three centuries and profiles more than 1,000 African-American women and the institutions that influenced them. The inspirational biographies capture the personal accounts of women who overcame adversity and changed history. Students will learn about the perseverance, courage, and 'personal will' that these women had in common, each with one shared goal: improvement through change.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Volume	vii
Introduction	1	(22)
The Entries
Angelou, Maya	23	(3)
Ansa, Tina McElroy	26	(2)
Bambara, Toni Cade	28	(3)
Bennett, Gwendolyn	31	(4)
Bonner, Marita	35	(1)
Brooks, Gwendolyn	36	(2)
Brown, Linda Beatrice	38	(2)
Burroughs, Margaret	40	(4)
Butler, Octavia E.	44	(4)
Campbell, Bebe Moore	48	(1)
Cary, Lorene	49	(1)
Chase-Riboud, Barbara	50	(1)
Cleage, Pearl	51	(2)
Cliff, Michelle	53	(1)
Clifton, Lucille	54	(2)
Cooper, J. California	56	(1)
Cortez, Jayne	57	(2)
Danner, Margaret Essie	59	(1)
Davis, Thadious	60	(1)
Davis, Thulani	60	(1)
Delaney Sisters	61	(1)
DeVeaux, Alexis	62	(3)
Dove, Rita	65	(2)
Drumgold, Kate	67	(1)
DuBois, Shirley	68	(1)
Dunbar-Nelson, Alice	68	(5)
Dunlap, Ethel Trew	73	(3)
Fauset, Jessie Redmon	76	(6)
Giddings, Paula	82	(1)
Giovanni, Nikki	83	(4)
Golden, Marita	87	(1)
Greenfield, Eloise	88	(1)
Grimke, Charlotte	89	(1)
Guy, Rosa	89	(3)
Hamilton, Virginia Esther	92	(1)
Harper, Frances Ellen Watkins	93	(7)
hooks, bell	100	(1)
Hopkins, Pauline Elizabeth	101	(3)
Hunter, Kristin	104	(2)
Hurston, Zora Neale	106	(8)
Jacobs, Harriet Ann	114	(1)
Johnson, Georgia Douglas	114	(3)
Jones, Gayl	117	(2)
Jordan, June	119	(2)
Kincaid, Jamaica	121	(1)
Larsen, Nella	122	(2)
Lorde, Audre	124	(4)
Madgett, Naomi Long	128	(3)
Marshall, Paule	131	(1)
McElroy, Colleen J.	132	(1)
McMillan, Terry	133	(1)
Meriwether, Louise	134	(2)
Moody, Anne E.	136	(1)
Morrison, Toni	136	(8)
Naylor, Gloria	144	(2)
Petry, Ann Lane	146	(1)
Polite, Carlene	147	(1)
Prince, Lucy Terry	148	(2)
Rollins, Charlemae Hill	150	(1)
Sanchez, Sonia	151	(1)
Sanders, Dori	152	(1)
Shockley, Ann Allen	153	(2)
Southerland, Ellease	155	(1)
Spencer, Anne	156	(3)
Taylor, Mildred	159	(2)
Thomas, Joyce Carol	161	(1)
Vroman, Mary Elizabeth	162	(1)
Walker, Alice	163	(4)
Walker, Margaret Abigail	167	(2)
Wallace, Michele	169	(1)
West, Dorothy	170	(2)
Williams, Sherley Anne	172	(1)
Wilson, Harriet E.	173	(4)
Chronology	177	(6)
Bibliography	183	(2)
Contents of the Set Organized by Volume	185	(8)
Contents of the Set Listed Alphabetically by Entry	193	(14)
Index	207