Epic Lives: One Hundred Black Women Who Made a Difference (Paperback)

~ Jessie Carney Smith (Editor)

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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 Description

Records the struggle for equality and recognition of extraordinary black American women, from astronaut Mae C. Jemison, to opera soprano Leontyne Price, to Anglican bishop Barbara Harris, many of whom have gone unnoticed by historians. Original. 15,000 first printing.

Product Details

• Paperback: 632 pages
• Publisher: Visible Ink Press (September 1992)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 081039426X
• ISBN-13: 978-0810394261
• Product Dimensions: 9.2 x 7 x 1.2 inches
• Shipping Weight: 2.4 pounds
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #1,783,247 in Books (See Bestsellers in Books)

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