Photos from left to right: Navajo Weaver Spinning Wool Into Yarn in Torreon, New Mexico (from National Archives), Shirley Chisolm (National Archives Catalog: Local Identifier: 7452354), Laverne Cox (from Radical Reads)
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A Black Women's History of the United States by Call Number: ebook, click for access (requires Oakton login)ISBN: 9780807033562Publication Date: February 4, 2020A Black Women's History of the United States reaches far beyond a single narrative to showcase Black women's lives in all their fraught complexities. Berry and Gross prioritize many voices: enslaved women, freedwomen, religious leaders, artists, queer women, activists, and women who lived outside the law. The result is a starting point for exploring Black women's history and a testament to the beauty, richness, rhythm, tragedy, heartbreak, rage, and enduring love that abounds in the spirit of Black women in communities throughout the nation.
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Sheldon, Kathleen, and KATHLEEN SHELDON. "Women: History and Historiography." Encyclopedia of African History, edited by Kevin Shillington, Routledge, 1st edition, 2004. Credo Reference.
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