In a highly original study of women, race, and class, Stephanie J. Shaw takes us into the inner world of black professional women during the Jim Crow era. This is a story of struggle and empowerment,
Shaw (history and women's studies, Ohio State U.) examines three generations of African American women social workers, librarians, nurses, and teachers between the Civil War and World War II, between
In this book, Stephanie J. Shaw brings a new understanding to one of the great documents of American and black history. While most scholarly discussions ofThe Souls of Black Folk focus on the veils, t
