Women 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.
Beginning 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.
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