The Resource Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist, by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist, by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
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- Summary
- Written in verse, this inspiring biography chronicles the life of a queer civil rights and women's rights activist who fought for many of the rights taken for granted today, working tirelessly for human rights and the dignity of life for all
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 280 pages
- Contents
-
- Part I: Why?
- An activist in the making ; On the tail of Halley's Comet ; The activist: was she born or was she made? ; The bottoms: the influence of place ; Childhood: the influence of family ; Proud shoes: the influence of heritage ; Shades: the influence of color ; Part II: The reluctant activist
- Trying to get away: Hunter College ; Activism forged on the anvil of the Great Depression ; First steps ; A cruel blow ; Taking a stand ; A sharecropper's life in the balance ; Finally, a decision ; Part III: The activist in training
- Howard Law ; Learning the law ; Taking the reins: protests ; From Jim Crow to Jane Crow ; The idea that changed the world ; Part IV: Action
- The forgotten bet ; One person plus one typewriter ; An activist dressed in lawyer's clothes ; Why on Earth didn't you tell me? ; Part V: Jane Crow
- Change in direction ; For the gals who will come after ; It had happened before ; The women's movement ; It took more than the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; National Organization for Women ; A man trapped in a woman's body ; Part VI: The legacy of activism
- An unsung force ; A human of worth
- Isbn
- 9781499812510
- Label
- Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist
- Title
- Pauli Murray
- Title remainder
- the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist
- Statement of responsibility
- by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
- Subject
-
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women lawyers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographical poetry
- Biographies
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Feminists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Murray, Pauli, 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature
- African American feminists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American sexual minorities -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- Written in verse, this inspiring biography chronicles the life of a queer civil rights and women's rights activist who fought for many of the rights taken for granted today, working tirelessly for human rights and the dignity of life for all
- Biography type
- individual biography
- Cataloging source
- NjBwBT
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Stevens-Holsey, Rosita
- Dewey number
-
- 323.092
- B
- Illustrations
- illustrations
- Index
- no index present
- LC call number
- E185.97.M95
- LC item number
- J46 2022
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/relatedWorkOrContributorName
- Jennings, Terry Catasús
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
-
- Murray, Pauli
- African American women civil rights workers
- African American civil rights workers
- Civil rights workers
- African American women lawyers
- Women lawyers
- African American feminists
- Feminists
- African American women
- African American sexual minorities
- Target audience
- pre adolescent
- Label
- Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist, by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-280)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Why? -- An activist in the making ; On the tail of Halley's Comet ; The activist: was she born or was she made? ; The bottoms: the influence of place ; Childhood: the influence of family ; Proud shoes: the influence of heritage ; Shades: the influence of color ; Part II: The reluctant activist -- Trying to get away: Hunter College ; Activism forged on the anvil of the Great Depression ; First steps ; A cruel blow ; Taking a stand ; A sharecropper's life in the balance ; Finally, a decision ; Part III: The activist in training -- Howard Law ; Learning the law ; Taking the reins: protests ; From Jim Crow to Jane Crow ; The idea that changed the world ; Part IV: Action -- The forgotten bet ; One person plus one typewriter ; An activist dressed in lawyer's clothes ; Why on Earth didn't you tell me? ; Part V: Jane Crow -- Change in direction ; For the gals who will come after ; It had happened before ; The women's movement ; It took more than the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; National Organization for Women ; A man trapped in a woman's body ; Part VI: The legacy of activism -- An unsung force ; A human of worth
- Control code
- on1297040191
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9781499812510
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1297040191
- Label
- Pauli Murray : the life of a pioneering feminist and civil rights activist, by Rosita Stevens-Holsey and Terry Catasús Jennings
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 274-280)
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Part I: Why? -- An activist in the making ; On the tail of Halley's Comet ; The activist: was she born or was she made? ; The bottoms: the influence of place ; Childhood: the influence of family ; Proud shoes: the influence of heritage ; Shades: the influence of color ; Part II: The reluctant activist -- Trying to get away: Hunter College ; Activism forged on the anvil of the Great Depression ; First steps ; A cruel blow ; Taking a stand ; A sharecropper's life in the balance ; Finally, a decision ; Part III: The activist in training -- Howard Law ; Learning the law ; Taking the reins: protests ; From Jim Crow to Jane Crow ; The idea that changed the world ; Part IV: Action -- The forgotten bet ; One person plus one typewriter ; An activist dressed in lawyer's clothes ; Why on Earth didn't you tell me? ; Part V: Jane Crow -- Change in direction ; For the gals who will come after ; It had happened before ; The women's movement ; It took more than the Civil Rights Act of 1964 ; National Organization for Women ; A man trapped in a woman's body ; Part VI: The legacy of activism -- An unsung force ; A human of worth
- Control code
- on1297040191
- Dimensions
- 22 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- 280 pages
- Isbn
- 9781499812510
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- Other physical details
- illustrations
- System control number
- (OCoLC)1297040191
Subject
- African American women -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women civil rights workers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American women lawyers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Biographical poetry
- Biographies
- Civil rights workers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Feminists -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American civil rights workers -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Women lawyers -- United States -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- Murray, Pauli, 1910-1985 -- Juvenile literature
- African American feminists -- Biography | Juvenile literature
- African American sexual minorities -- Biography | Juvenile literature
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