Epic Lives: One Hundred Black Women Who Made a Difference [Paperback]

Jessie Carney Smith (Editor)

Book Description

Publication Date: September 1992

"Information to heal our ignorance, about lives luminous with courage". -- Ms. Magazine

A unique contribution to both black studies and women's studies, Epic Lives is an inspiring glimpse into the Eyes of 100 remarkable women, many of whose stories are related for the first time in this book.

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This collection of short biographies illuminates the achievements of women who have made an indelible imprint in the lives of those they touched. It is not only a tribute to famous Black women like Bessie Smith or Corretta Scott King whose footprints remain intact, but to the unsung heroes as well: those women whose hard lives were carried forward in virtual obscurity, whose contributions were otherwise unrecognized, and who sometimes died penniless without so much as an obituary to mark their passing. Here their stories can be heard. -- From The WomanSource Catalog & Review: Tools for Connecting the Community for Women; review by Jane Rieson

Product Details

• Paperback: 500 pages
• Publisher: Visible Ink Pr (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081039426X
• ISBN-13: 978-0810394261
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7.2 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,696,365 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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