When and Where I Enter: The Impact of Black Women on Race and Sex in America
Apr 2024 · Harper Collins
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A history of the African American woman's experience in America and an analysis of the relationship between sexism and racism.
When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influences of African American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, Paula Giddings powerfully portrays how black women have transcended racist and sexist attitudes—often confronting white feminists and black male leaders alike—to initiate social and political reform. From the open disregard for the rights of slave women to examples of today's more covert racism and sexism in civil rights and women's organizations, Giddings illuminates the black woman's crusade for equality in the process, she paints unforgettable portraits of black female leaders, such as antilynching activist Ida B. Wells, educator and FDR adviser Mary McCleod Bethune, and the heroic civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, who fought both overt and institutionalized oppression.
Praise for When and Where I Enter
"History at its best—clear, intelligent, moving. Paula Giddings has written a book as priceless as its subject." —Toni Morrison
"A powerful book. Paula Giddings has shone a brilliant light on the lives of women left in the shadow of history." —Maya Angelou
"A jarringly fresh interpretation . . . a labor of commitment and love." — New York Times Book Review
When and Where I Enter is an eloquent testimonial to the profound influences of African American women on race and women's movements throughout American history. Drawing on speeches, diaries, letters, and other original documents, Paula Giddings powerfully portrays how black women have transcended racist and sexist attitudes—often confronting white feminists and black male leaders alike—to initiate social and political reform. From the open disregard for the rights of slave women to examples of today's more covert racism and sexism in civil rights and women's organizations, Giddings illuminates the black woman's crusade for equality in the process, she paints unforgettable portraits of black female leaders, such as antilynching activist Ida B. Wells, educator and FDR adviser Mary McCleod Bethune, and the heroic civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, among others, who fought both overt and institutionalized oppression.
Praise for When and Where I Enter
"History at its best—clear, intelligent, moving. Paula Giddings has written a book as priceless as its subject." —Toni Morrison
"A powerful book. Paula Giddings has shone a brilliant light on the lives of women left in the shadow of history." —Maya Angelou
"A jarringly fresh interpretation . . . a labor of commitment and love." — New York Times Book Review
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About the author
Paula J. Giddings is the Elizabeth A. Woodson 1922 Professor in Afro-American Studies at Smith College and the author of When and Where I Enter and In Search of Sisterhood.
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