Shirley Chisholm champion of Black feminist power politics Anastasia C. Curwood
Material type: TextLanguage: English Publisher: Chapel Hill The University of North Carolina Press [2023]Description: 457 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten 25 cmContent type:- 9781469671178
- 1469671174
- Chisholm, Shirley / 1924-2005
- African American women politicians / Biography
- Politicians / United States / Biography
- African American women legislators / Biography
- Legislators / United States / Biography
- African American feminists / Biography
- Feminism / Political aspects / United States
- Chisholm, Shirley / 1924-2005
- African American feminists
- African American women legislators
- African American women politicians
- Feminism / Political aspects
- Legislators
- Politicians
- United States
- Biographies
- Biographies
- 320.0820973092
Introduction: Beyond the Symbol -- Daughter of the Caribbean -- In Pursuit of the Highest in All: The Making of a Young Intellectual -- Brooklyn Politics -- The First Victory -- Bringing Women's Rights and Civil Rights Together -- Unbought and Unbossed -- Fighting Shirley Chisholm -- Building the Chisholm Mystique -- Black Feminist Power Politics on Capitol Hill -- Guns, Butter, and Justice -- The Book: A Black Feminist Power Manifesto -- Institution Building: The Congressional Black Caucus and the National Women's Political Caucus -- Chisholm '72 -- The Challenges of Coalitions on the Chisholm Trail -- Winning Delegates on the Chisholm Trail -- The Chisholm Coalition on the National Stage: Miami '72 -- Coalition Politics in Congress, 1972-1976 -- Fighting the Tide, 1977-1982 -- Professor and Chair -- Epilogue: Bring a Folding Chair
"Shaking up New York and national politics by becoming the first African American congresswoman and, later, the first Black major-party presidential candidate, Shirley Chisholm left an indelible mark as an 'unbought and unbossed' firebrand and a leader in politics for meaningful change. Anastasia C. Curwood interweaves Chisholm's public image, political commitments, and private experiences to create a definitive account of a consequential life"--
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