{"product_id":"black-texas-women-150-years-of-trial-and-triumph-paperback-softback-9780292790896","title":"Black Texas Women; 150 Years of Trial and Triumph (Paperback \/ softback) 9780292790896","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBlack Texas Women\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003e150 Years of Trial and Triumph\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eRuthe Winegarten (Author), Janet G. Humphrey (Edited by), Frieda Werden (Edited by)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780292790896\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 1 February 1995\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e448 pages\u003cbr\u003e24.6 x 18.9 x 1.5 cm, 0.454 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003ci\u003eBlack Texas Women\u003c\/i\u003e is an inspiring introduction to the struggles and accomplishments of black women in Texas since the days of the Republic.... It is through the work of Ruthe Winegarten and others like her that scarce and scattered records are being uncovered, preserved, and protected.\u003c\/div\u003e (Texas Books in Review) \u003cdiv\u003eOccasionally a book comes along that is monumental in scope, overwhelming in amount of research, and so powerful in its impact as to be categorized at once as a lasting contribution to our knowledge of humankind. \u003ci\u003eBlack Texas Women\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare books.... Highly recommended.\u003c\/div\u003e (Journal of American History) \u003cdiv\u003eOccasionally a book comes along that is monumental in scope, overwhelming in amount of research, and so powerful in its impact as to be categorized at once as a lasting contribution to our knowledge of humankind. \u003ci\u003eBlack Texas Women\u003c\/i\u003e is one of those rare books.... Highly recommended.\u003c\/div\u003e (Review of Texas Books) \u003cdiv\u003eWinegarten, a prolific and competent independent scholar of Texas history, enriches understanding of the Lone Star State with this long-needed and well-done study of the African American women of Texas, from the Spanish colonial era to the present.\u003c\/div\u003e (Choice)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eWomen of all colors have shaped families, communities, institutions, and societies throughout history, but only in recent decades have their contributions been widely recognized, described, and celebrated. This book presents the first comprehensive history of black Texas women, a previously neglected group whose 150 years of continued struggle and some successes against the oppression of racism and sexism deserve to be better known and understood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBeginning with slave and free women of color during the Texas colonial period and concluding with contemporary women who serve in the Texas legislature and the United States Congress, Ruthe Winegarten organizes her history both chronologically and topically. Her narrative sparkles with the life stories of individual women and their contributions to the work force, education, religion, the club movement, community building, politics, civil rights, and culture. The product of extensive archival and oral research and illustrated with over 200 photographs, this groundbreaking work will be equally appealing to general readers and to scholars of women's history, black history, American studies, and Texas history.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePreface\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgments\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003eShe Is My Sister\"\u003cbr\u003e by Niobe\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart I. The Antebellum Period \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1. Free Women of Color. \"\u003cbr\u003eAn honest, sober and industrious woman. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2. Slavery. \"\u003cbr\u003eOur slaves are the happiest...human beings on whom the sun shines.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart II. Reconstruction and Redemption \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e3. First Freedom. \"\u003cbr\u003eI belong to myself now.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e4. Resistance. \"\u003cbr\u003eColored woman sues for damages.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart III. Education and Culture \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e5. Freedmen's Bureau Schools and Public Schools \"\u003cbr\u003eSend us teachers. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e6. Higher Education. \"\u003cbr\u003eConduct becoming ladies is insisted upon.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e7. Culture and Social Life. \"\u003cbr\u003eIf you can sing gospel, you can sing the blues.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart IV. The New Century \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e8. Work. \"\u003cbr\u003eI would not take 'no' for an answer.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e9. Clubs and Community Building. \"\u003cbr\u003eLifting as we climb.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e10. The Fight for Suffrage and against Lynching. \"\u003cbr\u003eAre you saying that we can't vote because we're Negroes?\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePart V. The Modern Period \u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e11. World War II. \"\u003cbr\u003eA splendid opportunity for colored women. \"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e12. The Civil Rights Movement. \"\u003cbr\u003eThe fight is on!\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e13. Breaking the Glass Ceiling. \"\u003cbr\u003eThis is our time.\"\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\"\u003cbr\u003ePrelude to Ashe\"\u003cbr\u003e by Hermine Pinson\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 1. Educators\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppendix 2. Officeholders\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSelected Bibliography\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePhoto Credits\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIndex\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"University of Texas Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52530888048920,"sku":"9780292790896","price":34.89,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/black-texas-women-150-years-of-trial-and-triumph-paperback-softback-9780292790896","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}