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Shirley Chisholm : champion of Black feminist power politics
- Title
- Shirley Chisholm : champion of Black feminist power politics / Anastasia C. Curwood.
- Author
- Curwood, Anastasia Carol, 1974-
- Publication
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
- ©2023
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Details
- Description
- 457 pages : illustrations, maps; 25 cm
- Summary
- "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"--
- Subject
- 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
- African American feminists
- African American women legislators
- African American women politicians
- Feminism > Political aspects
- Legislators
- Politicians
- Feminists
- Feminism
- United States
- Genre/Form
- Biographies.
- Bibliography (note)
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Contents
- 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.
- Call Number
- Sc E 23-222
- ISBN
- 9781469671178
- 1469671174
- 9781469671185 (canceled/invalid)
- 9781469671192 (ebook) (canceled/invalid)
- LCCN
- 2022020614
- OCLC
- 1321818553
- Author
- Curwood, Anastasia Carol, 1974- author.
- Title
- Shirley Chisholm : champion of Black feminist power politics / Anastasia C. Curwood.
- Publisher
- Chapel Hill : The University of North Carolina Press, [2023]
- Copyright Date
- ©2023
- Type of Content
- text
- Type of Medium
- unmediated
- Type of Carrier
- volume
- Bibliography
- Includes bibliographical references and index.
- Local Note
- Schomburg copy with dust jacket.
- Research Call Number
- Sc E 23-222