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Book SynopsisDocuments six decades of politically active black women in New York City who waged struggles for justice, rights, and equality not through grassroots activism but through formal politics.
Trade Review"Through a strong narrative of African American women's political activism in New York City, Julie A. Gallagher fills a major gap in the historical literature. In particular, Gallagher's focus on party politics gives us a fresh perspective. A major contribution in the fields of African American, women's, and political history."--Victoria W. Wolcott, author of
Remaking Respectability: African-American Women in Interwar Detroit"Gallagher has written an insightful, in-depth narrative and analysis of the interconnectedness of race and gender discrimination in US society. . . . an important contribution to both black women's history and New York State's political history. Highly recommended."--
Choice"An important contribution to the scholarship by illuminating the powerful ways African American women challenged the racialized and gender-based discrimination that characterized New York City politics throughout the 20th century and beyond."--
The Journal of African American History"A valuable reference work for scholars and general readers interested in the lives and careers of twentieth-century black female social and political activists, most of whom are largely unknown today."--
American Historical Review"With its chronological range and compelling cast of characters Gallagher's book makes a significant contribution. It is a story of halting, incremental change--but of real change all the same. Party politics, American liberalism, and the women's movement all look different when considered from the perspective of these activists."--
Journal of American History"An important addition to the literature on the American women's movement, the northern civil rights movement, and the political history of New York and the nation." --
New York History"A tour de force that tells a fascinating story of the struggles and the accomplishments of the black women who pushed their way into politics from before suffrage through election to Congress."--Jo Freeman, author of
We Will Be Heard: Women's Struggles for Political Power in the United States
