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The sisterhood : how a network of Black women writers changed American culture /

"On February 6, 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan's Brooklyn apartment. Naming itself "The Sisterhood," the group would meet over the next two years to discuss the future of Black literary feminism, how to...

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Main Author: Thorsson, Courtney, 1978- (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Subjects and Genres:
1900-1999
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Black authors > History and criticism.
African American women authors > History and criticism.
Women authors, Black > United States.
Feminism in literature.
Community life > United States > History > 20th century.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs noirs > Histoire et critique.
Écrivaines noires > États-Unis.
Féminisme dans la littérature.
Communauté > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
Écrivaines noires américaines > Histoire et critique.
American literature
American literature > Women authors
Community life
Feminism in literature
Women authors, Black
Black feminism
United States
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History
Literary criticism
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
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Table of Contents:
  • "Revolution is not a one-time event"
  • "An association of Black Women who are writers/poets/artists"
  • "To move the needle in Black women's lives"
  • "A community of writers even if they only slap five once a month"
  • "A regular profusion of certain / unidentified roses"
  • "The function of freedom is to free somebody else"
  • "Making use of being used"
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Members of The Sisterhood
  • Appendix 2: Meetings of The Sisterhood
  • "Revolution is not a one-time event"
  • "An association of Black Women who are writers/poets/artists"
  • "To move the needle in Black women's lives"
  • "A community of writers even if they only slap five once a month"
  • "A regular profusion of certain / unidentified roses"
  • "The function of freedom is to free somebody else"
  • "Making use of being used"
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1. Members of The Sisterhood
  • Appendix 2. Meetings of The Sisterhood.

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