Gender, Race, and Politics in the Midwest: Black Club Women in Illinois

by Wanda A. Hendricks

..". Hendricks adds greatly to our understanding of change and continuity in this important period of women's history." -- American Historical Review From 1890 to 1920, African American club women in Illinois and other Midwestern states created hundreds of female associations and became social and political agents of reform and community uplift. Through their own volunteerism and fundraising they combated the problems of homelessness, unemployment,...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0253334470
• ISBN13: 9780253334473
• Release Date: October 1998
• Publisher: Indiana University Press
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.90 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.9" x 5.5" x 8.5"
• Grade Range: Postsecondary and higher