Displaying 1 of 1 2021 Format: Book Author: Lovett, Laura L., author. Title: With her fist raised : Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the transformative power of black community activism / Laura L. Lovett. Publisher, Date: Boston : Beacon Press, [2021] ©2021 Description: xi, 161 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates ; 24 cm Summary: "The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women's movement"-- Provided by publisher. Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index. Contents: Introduction -- The Ridleys of Lumpkin, Georgia -- Finding Her Voice "Up South" -- Child Care, Community Care -- "Sisters Under the Skin": Taking the Stage in the Women's Movement -- "Racism with Roses": Miss New York City and the Transition to Harlem -- Whose Empowerment? Black Women's Business and the Politics of Gentrification -- Epilogue: Home Again. Subjects: Hughes, Dorothy Pitman. African American feminists -- Biography. African American women civic leaders -- Biography. African American businesspeople -- Biography. Feminism -- United States. United States -- Social conditions -- 1945- United States -- Race relations. United States -- Politics and government. Genre: Biographies. ISBN: 9780807008898 (hardcover) 0807008893 (hardcover) Control Number: 1880836 Local Availability (physical copies):1 (of 1) System Availability (physical copies):16 (of 17) Place Request Add to My List Share Expand All | Collapse All Map It Large Cover Image Availability MARC Record Suggestions and more Displaying 1 of 1