Black Texas Women: 150 Years of Trial and Triumph

Women of all colors have shaped families, communities, institutions, and societies throughout history, but only in recent decades have their contributions been widely recognized, described, and celebrated. This book presents the first comprehensive history of black Texas women, a previously neglected group whose 150 years of continued struggle and some successes against the oppression of racism and sexism deserve to be better known and understood.

Beginning with slave and free women of color during the Texas colonial period and concluding with contemporary women who serve in the Texas legislature and the United States Congress, Ruthe Winegarten organizes her history both chronologically and topically. Her narrative sparkles with the life stories of individual women and their contributions to the work force, education, religion, the club movement, community building, politics, civil rights, and culture. The product of extensive archival and oral research and illustrated with over 200 photographs, this groundbreaking work will be equally appealing to general readers and to scholars of women's history, black history, American studies, and Texas history.

Author: Ruthe Winegarten
Publisher: University of Texas Press
Published: 02/01/1995
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.77lbs
Size: 9.80h x 7.43w x 1.00d
ISBN: 9780292790896

About the Author
Ruthe Winegarten has written, coauthored, or edited eight books, including Governor Ann Richards and Other Texas Women: From Indians to Astronauts.