Great African-American Women [Hardcover]

Darryl Lyman (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: January 1, 1999

They were the first in what they did, but how many of us know that Jane Bolin was Americas first black female judge, that Mae Jemison was the first female African-American astronaut, or that Elizabeth Ross Haynes broke the color barrier in the YWCA by becoming the first black woman elected to its national board? These extraordinary women are among the four hundred celebrated in Darryl Lymans Great African-American Women. From civil rights activist Rosa Parks to opera diva Leontyne Price, from jazz singer Ella Fitzgerald to distinguished public servant Barbara Jordan, from Nobel laureate Toni Morrison to Olympic medalist Florence Griffith Joyner, this important volume profiles the lives and achievements of black women who took risks, challenged the system, and made it possible for new generations of women of color to achieve the previously impossible. Whether athletes or actors, artists or teachers, these are women who overcame the dual obstacles of their race and ! their gender to leave a singular mark on the world.

Editorial Reviews

Review

"Just to look at the book's cover will make you want to start reading. And once you start reading, you cannot put it down. . . . A wonderful tribute to the pioneering spirit of African-American women." -- The Anniston Star

Just to look at the books cover will make you want to start reading. And once you start reading, you cannot put it down.A wonderful tribute to the pioneering spirit of African-American women. -- The Anniston Star

About the Author

Darryl Lyman is the author of Dictionary of Animals Words and Phrases; Civil War Quotations; and Civil War Wordbook, which was nominated for the prestigious Lincoln Prize at Gettysburg College. His biographical works include Great Jews in the Performing Arts, Great Jewish Families, Jewish Heroes and Heroines: Their Unique Achievements, Great African-American Women, and Great Jews in Music. Mr. Lyman has contributed film reviews to Magills Cinema Annual and coedited Fifty Golden Years of Oscar, the Official History of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences. He resides in Moreno Valley, California.

Product Details

• Hardcover: 360 pages
• Publisher: Jonathan David Pub; 1St Edition edition (January 1, 1999)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0824604121
• ISBN-13: 978-0824604127
• Product Dimensions: 11.3 x 8.8 x 1.1 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.7 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,402,646 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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