Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph - Hardcover
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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Ruthe Winegarten (1929-2004) was a historian who specialized in the history of Texas women and minority groups.
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"Black Texas Women is an inspiring introduction to the struggles and accomplishments of black women in Texas since the days of the Republic.... It is through the work of Ruthe Winegarten and others like her that scarce and scattered records are being uncovered, preserved, and protected." (Texas Books in Review)
"Winegarten has produced the best work available on Black women in Texas, one whose encyclopedic nature and rich documentation will make it a valuable reference work for years to come." (Journal of American History)
"Occasionally a book comes along that is monumental in scope, overwhelming in amount of research, and so powerful in its impact as to be categorized at once as a lasting contribution to our knowledge of humankind. Black Texas Women is one of those rare books.... Highly recommended." (Review of Texas Books)
"Winegarten, a prolific and competent independent scholar of Texas history, enriches understanding of the Lone Star State with this long-needed and well-done study of the African American women of Texas, from the Spanish colonial era to the present." (Choice)
"...a valuable and moving account of the extraordinary accomplishments of black Texas women." (Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, author of Within the Plantation Household: Black and White Women of the Old South)
"Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph by Ruthe Winegarten is a wonderful tribute to black Texas women. African-American women have often struggled on two fronts, battling both sexism and racism. We can all gain inspiration from these women, from the Yellow Rose of Texas, Emily Morgan, the heroine of the Texas Revolution, to Dr. Connie Yerwood Conner, the first black physician on the staff of the Texas Department of Health. My own inspirations come from civil rights activist Juanita Craft, the legendary Barbara Jordan, and the indomitable Wilhelmina Delco. These women were and are pioneers in their own communities and also great Texans. They make us all proud." (Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas)
"Black Texas Women is an admirable achievement. Ruthe Winegarten has produced an innovative state study of Black women that will surprise students, scholars, and general readers. This unique book, with its lively writing, numerous documents and photographs, enriches and complicates African American and women's history by connecting threads of race, gender, class, and region." (Darlene Clark Hine, John A. Hannah Professor of History, Michigan State University)
"Winegarten has produced the best work available on Black women in Texas, one whose encyclopedic nature and rich documentation will make it a valuable reference work for years to come." (Journal of American History)
"Occasionally a book comes along that is monumental in scope, overwhelming in amount of research, and so powerful in its impact as to be categorized at once as a lasting contribution to our knowledge of humankind. Black Texas Women is one of those rare books.... Highly recommended." (Review of Texas Books)
"Winegarten, a prolific and competent independent scholar of Texas history, enriches understanding of the Lone Star State with this long-needed and well-done study of the African American women of Texas, from the Spanish colonial era to the present." (Choice)
"...a valuable and moving account of the extraordinary accomplishments of black Texas women." (Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, author of Within the Plantation Household: Black and White Women of the Old South)
"Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph by Ruthe Winegarten is a wonderful tribute to black Texas women. African-American women have often struggled on two fronts, battling both sexism and racism. We can all gain inspiration from these women, from the Yellow Rose of Texas, Emily Morgan, the heroine of the Texas Revolution, to Dr. Connie Yerwood Conner, the first black physician on the staff of the Texas Department of Health. My own inspirations come from civil rights activist Juanita Craft, the legendary Barbara Jordan, and the indomitable Wilhelmina Delco. These women were and are pioneers in their own communities and also great Texans. They make us all proud." (Ann W. Richards, Governor of Texas)
"Black Texas Women is an admirable achievement. Ruthe Winegarten has produced an innovative state study of Black women that will surprise students, scholars, and general readers. This unique book, with its lively writing, numerous documents and photographs, enriches and complicates African American and women's history by connecting threads of race, gender, class, and region." (Darlene Clark Hine, John A. Hannah Professor of History, Michigan State University)
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- PublisherUniv of Texas Pr
- Publication date1995
- ISBN 10 0292790872
- ISBN 13 9780292790872
- BindingHardcover
- Edition number1
- Number of pages427
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Book Description Hardcover. Condition: Near Fine. Dust Jacket Condition: Near Fine. 1st Edition. BLACK TEXAS WOMEN: 150 YEARS OF TRIAL AND TRIUMPH, Ruthe Winegarten, hardcover with dust jacket (price not printed), stated first edition, illustrated with numerous photos, 1995. BOOK CONDITION: near fine. The text block and illustrations are in fine condition, with no tears, dogears, or marks. No signature or bookplate of a prior owner. Not a library book or remainder. The black cloth boards are in very good condition (front board very slightly bowed, light bumping of top of spine). The dust jacket is in near fine condition. 10 x 7, 427 pages, 46 ounces XX [From the dust jacket flaps) A valuable and moving account of the extraordinary accomplishments of black Texas women (Elizabeth Fox-Genovese, Emory University, author of Within the Plantation Household: Black and White Women of the Old South). XX Women of all colors and cultures have shaped families, communities, institutions, and entire 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 oppressive forces of racism and sexism deserve to be better known and understood. Beginning with free women of color and slave women 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 workforce, education, religion, the club movement, community building, politics, civil rights, and culture. Using the words of the women themselves whenever possible, the book bears witness to the obstacles faced and the successes achieved by missionaries and midwives, suffragists and seamstresses, poets and painters, dancers and diplomats, laundresses and lawyers, aviators and astronauts. The story of black Texas women has never before been told with this kind of sweeping overview and analysis. The product of extensive archival and oral research and illustrated with over 200 photographs, this groundbreaking work will be equally appealing to general readers, students, and scholars of women's history, black history, American studies, public affairs, and Texas history. XX Ruthe Winegarten has written, coauthored, or edited eight books about Texas women and Texas history, including the award-winning Texas Women, a Pictorial History: From Indians to Astronauts (recently revised as Governor Ann Richards and Other Texas Women: From Indians to Astronauts). Her other books include I Am Annie Mae: The Personal Story of a Black Texas Woman (which was turned into a musical by Winegarten and Naomi Carrier), Citizens at Last: The Woman Suffrage Movement in Texas, and Deep in the Heart: The Lives and Legends of Texas Jews. A former member of the Governor's Commission for Women, Ruthe Winegarten currently serves on the board of the Texas African American Heritage Organization. She holds an M.S. in Social Work from the University of Texas at Arlington. Seller Inventory # 002467
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