Facts on File Encyclopedia of Black Women in America

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

• ISBN13: 9780816034314
• ISBN10: 0816034311
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 1997-03-01
• Publisher: Facts on File

Summary

This book 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.

Table of Contents

How to Use This Volume	ix
Introduction	1	(40)
The Entries
Addison, Adele	41	(1)
Akers, Doris	42	(1)
Allen, Geri	43	(1)
Anderson, Ernestine	43	(1)
Anderson, Marian	44	(5)
Armstrong, Lillian ``Lil''	49	(2)
Arroyo, Martina	51	(2)
Ashby, Dorothy Jeanne	53	(1)
Austin, Lovie	54	(2)
Bailey, Pearl	56	(2)
Baiocchi, Regina Harris	58	(2)
Baker, Anita	60	(1)
Baker, LaVern	61	(2)
Barnett, Etta Moten	63	(2)
Barrett, ``Sweet Emma''	65	(1)
Barton, Willene	66	(2)
Battle, Kathleen	68	(1)
Blige, Mary J.	68	(1)
Bonds, Margaret	69	(1)
Braxton, Toni	70	(1)
Brice, Carol	71	(1)
Brown, Anne Wiggins	72	(2)
Brown, Cleo Patra	74	(1)
Brown, Ruth	75	(1)
Bryant, Clora	76	(2)
Bryant, Hazel Joan	78	(1)
Bumbry, Grace	79	(1)
Caesar, Shirley	80	(2)
Calloway, Blanche	82	(1)
Campbell, Lucie E.	83	(1)
Capers, Valerie	84	(2)
Cara, Irene	86	(1)
Carlisle, Una Mae	87	(1)
Carter, Betty	88	(1)
Chapman, Tracy	88	(2)
Chiffons, The	90	(1)
Coates, Dorothy	91	(1)
Cole, Natalie	92	(1)
Coltrane, Alice	93	(1)
Cotten, Elizabeth	94	(1)
Cox, Ida	95	(2)
Davis-Barnes, Gail	97	(1)
Dawson, Mary	98	(1)
de Hass, Geraldine	99	(2)
Dixon, Lucille	101	(1)
Dobbs, Mattiwilda	102	(2)
Donegan, Dorothy	104	(1)
Douroux, Margaret	105	(2)
En Vogue	107	(2)
Ennis, Ethel	109	(1)
Evanti, Lillian Evans	110	(2)
Fisk Jubilee Singers	112	(1)
Fitzgerald, Ella	113	(1)
Flack, Roberta	114	(1)
Franklin, Aretha	115	(4)
Griffin, Bessie	119	(1)
Grist, Reri	120	(2)
Hall, Adelaide	122	(1)
Hall, Danniebelle	123	(2)
Hall, Juanita	125	(1)
Handy, D. Antoinette	125	(2)
Harris, Hilda	127	(2)
Harris, Margaret	129	(2)
Harrison, Hazel	131	(1)
Hawkins, Tramaine	132	(1)
Hemphill, Jesse Mae	133	(1)
Hendricks, Barbara	134	(1)
Hinderas, Natalie	135	(1)
Hobson, Ann	136	(1)
Holiday, Billie	137	(5)
Holt, Nora	142	(2)
Horn, Shirley	144	(1)
Horne, Lena	145	(5)
Houston, Whitney	150	(2)
Humes, Helen	152	(1)
Hunter, Alberta	153	(2)
International Sweethearts of Rhythm	155	(3)
Jackson, Janet	158	(1)
Jackson, Mahalia	159	(4)
James, Etta	163	(2)
Jennings, Patricia Prattis	165	(2)
Jessye, Eva	167	(3)
King, Betty Jackson	170	(2)
Kitt, Eartha	172	(1)
Knight, Gladys	173	(2)
LaBelle, Patti	175	(1)
Lee, Julia	175	(1)
Lightner, Gwendolyn	176	(1)
Lincoln, Abby	177	(1)
Liston, Melba	178	(4)
Lucas, Marie	182	(1)
Mabrey, Marsha	183	(1)
Martin, Roberta Evelyn	184	(1)
Martin, Sallie	185	(1)
Martin-Moore, Cora	186	(2)
Marvelettes, The	188	(1)
Maynor, Dorothy	189	(2)
McLin, Lena	191	(1)
McRae, Carmen	191	(2)
Mercer, Mabel	193	(1)
Molton, Flora	194	(1)
Moore, Dorothy Rudd	195	(1)
Moore, Undine Smith	196	(1)
Nickerson, Camille Lucie	197	(1)
Norman, Jessye	197	(2)
Odetta	199	(1)
Okoye, Nkeiru	200	(2)
Perry, Julia Amanda	202	(1)
Pierce, Billie Goodson	202	(1)
Pointer Sisters, The	203	(1)
Price, Florence Smith	204	(1)
Price, Leontyne	205	(3)
Queen Latifah	208	(2)
Rainey, Ma	210	(2)
Ray, Carlene	212	(1)
Reese, Della	213	(1)
Reeves, Dianne	214	(1)
Reeves, Martha	215	(1)
Riperton, Minnie	216	(1)
Roberts, Kay George	216	(2)
Ross, Diana	218	(3)
Rush, Gertrude	221	(1)
Rushen, Patrice	221	(2)
Salt-N-Pepa	223	(2)
Schuyler, Philippa	225	(1)
Scott, Hazel	226	(1)
Shipp, Olivia	227	(1)
Shirelles, The	228	(1)
Simmons, Dorothy	229	(2)
Simone, Nina	231	(1)
Simpson, Valerie	232	(1)
Smith, Bessie	232	(7)
Smith, Mable Louise	239	(1)
Smith, Mamie	239	(2)
Smith, Trixie	241	(1)
Smith, Willie Mae Ford	242	(1)
Snow, Valaida	243	(1)
Spivey, Victoria	244	(1)
Staples, Mavis	245	(2)
Staton, Dakota	247	(1)
Sullivan, Maxine	247	(1)
Summer, Donna	248	(1)
Sweet Honey in the Rock	249	(3)
Taylor, Gertrude Jackson	252	(1)
Taylor, Koko	253	(1)
Tharpe, Sister Rosetta	254	(1)
Thornton, Willie Mae	255	(2)
Turner, Tina	257	(3)
Vaughan, Sarah	260	(2)
Verrett, Shirley	262	(3)
Walker, Frances	265	(1)
Wallace, Sippie	266	(4)
Ward, Clara	270	(2)
Warwick, Dionne	272	(1)
Washington, Dinah	273	(1)
Washington, Isabel	273	(1)
Webster, Katie	274	(2)
Wells, Mary	276	(1)
Williams, Eva Taylor	277	(1)
Williams, Marion	278	(1)
Williams, Mary Lou	279	(3)
Wilson, Cassandra	282	(1)
Wilson, Nancy	282	(2)
Chronology	284	(9)
Bibliography	293	(2)
Contents of the Set Organized by Volume	295	(8)
Contents of the Set Listed Alphabetically by Entry	303	(14)
Index	317