Bibliograph

The firebrand and the First Lady, portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice, Patricia Bell-Scott

Type

Label

The firebrand and the First Lady, portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice, Patricia Bell-Scott

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-434) and index

resource.biographical

collective biography

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The firebrand and the First Lady

Nature of contents

bibliography

Oclc number

927241537

Responsibility statement

Patricia Bell-Scott

Sub title

portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice

Summary

"Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did, taking stands for justice and freedom, "--NoveList

Table Of Contents

Prelude: Camp Tera -- Taking aim at the White House -- Bumping up against the law, 1940-42 -- Making friends with the First Lady, 1942-44 -- Standing up to life's challenges, 1944-45 -- Fashioning new lives, 1945-52 -- Drawing closer as friends, 1952-55 -- Fighting for a just world, 1956-59 -- Lighting the path for new activists, 1959-62 -- Speaking truth to the end, 1963-85

Target audience

adult

resource.variantTitle

Portrait of a friendship, Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice

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