Giddings Paula
Giddings Paula - In Search Of Sisterhood - Paperback
Giddings Paula - In Search Of Sisterhood - Paperback
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Description: In Search of Sisterhood is the definitive history of the largest Black women's organization in the United States and is filled with compelling fascinating anecdotes told by the Delta Sigma Theta members themselves illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women. This book contains the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST) and details the increasing involvement of Black women in the political social and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile dangerous or impractical for Blacks and especially Black women DST is in Giddings's words a "compelling reflection of Black women's aspirations for themselves and for society." Giddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority it was formed to bring women together as sisters but at the same time to address the divisive often class - related issues confronting Black women in our society. There is in Giddings's eyes a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of Black women and their organizations. DST members have included Mary Mc Leod Bethune Mary Church Terrell Margaret Murray Washington Shirley Chisholm Barbara Jordan and on the cultural side Leontyne Price Lena Horne Ruby Dee Judith Jamison and Roberta Flack.
Title: In Search Of Sisterhood
Author(s): Giddings Paula
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780688135096
Pages: 336 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/27/2007
Category: Black & Asian Studies
Description: In Search of Sisterhood is the definitive history of the largest Black women's organization in the United States and is filled with compelling fascinating anecdotes told by the Delta Sigma Theta members themselves illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women. This book contains the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST) and details the increasing involvement of Black women in the political social and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile dangerous or impractical for Blacks and especially Black women DST is in Giddings's words a "compelling reflection of Black women's aspirations for themselves and for society." Giddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority it was formed to bring women together as sisters but at the same time to address the divisive often class - related issues confronting Black women in our society. There is in Giddings's eyes a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of Black women and their organizations. DST members have included Mary Mc Leod Bethune Mary Church Terrell Margaret Murray Washington Shirley Chisholm Barbara Jordan and on the cultural side Leontyne Price Lena Horne Ruby Dee Judith Jamison and Roberta Flack.
Title: In Search Of Sisterhood
Author(s): Giddings Paula
Publisher: Harpercollins Publishers Inc
Barcode: 9780688135096
Pages: 336 Pages, Illustrations, Unspecified
Publication Date: 2/27/2007
Category: Black & Asian Studies
