Title African American women and social action : the clubwomen and volunteerism from Jim Crow to the New Deal, 1896-1936 / Floris Barnett Cash

Published Westport, Conn. : Greenwood Press, 2001

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Description x, 213 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm Series Contributions in women's studies, 0147-104X ; no. 188 Contributions in women's studies ; no. 188 Contents 1. Introduction -- 2. Black Women and Social Action: A Historical Perspective -- 3. African American Women Organize to Ameliorate Social Conditions -- 4. Clubwomen and Social Action: Volunteerism for the Common Good -- 5. Social Housekeeping in the South: Social Settlements and School Settlements -- 6. Black Bourgeoisie in the Slums or Helping Women: Paradigms of Black Settlement Houses in the North and Midwest -- 7. The National Urban League and the Professionalization of Black Social Workers -- 8. A New Image: From the New Black Woman to the New Deal -- 9. Epilogue Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [189]-206) and index Subject African American women -- Political activity -- History -- 20th century. African American women -- Societies and clubs -- History -- 20th century. African American women social reformers -- History -- 20th century. Social action -- United States -- History -- 20th century. Voluntarism -- United States -- History -- 20th century. African American women -- Social conditions -- 20th century. African Americans -- Social conditions -- 20th century. SUBJECT United States -- Social conditions -- 1865-1918. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140515 United States -- Social conditions -- 1918-1932. http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85140516 LC no. 00061719 ISBN 0313315639 alkaline paper

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