Julie A. Gallagher is an associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine.

"Through a strong narrative of African American women's political activism in New York City, Julie A. Gallagher fills a major gap in the historical literature. In particular, Gallagher's focus on party politics gives us a fresh perspective. A major contribution in the fields of African American, women's, and political history."--Victoria W. Wolcott, author of Remaking Respectability: African-American Women in Interwar Detroit"Gallagher has written an insightful, in-depth narrative and analysis of the interconnectedness of race and gender discrimination in US society. . . . an important contribution to both black women's history and New York State's political history. Highly recommended."--Choice "An important contribution to the scholarship by illuminating the powerful ways African American women challenged the racialized and gender-based discrimination that characterized New York City politics throughout the 20th century and beyond."--The Journal of African American History

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Fighting for Rights in the 1910s and 1920s2. Strides Forward in Times of Crisis in the 1930s and 1940s3. Pushing Through the Doors of Resistance in the 1950s4. Feminism, Civil Rights, and Liberalism in the 1960s5. On the Shirley Chisholm Trail in the 1960s and 1970sConclusionAppendixNotesIndex

Julie A. Gallagher is an associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine.

"Through a strong narrative of African American women's political activism in New York City, Julie A. Gallagher fills a major gap in the historical literature. In particular, Gallagher's focus on party politics gives us a fresh perspective. A major contribution in the fields of African American, women's, and political history."--Victoria W. Wolcott, author of Remaking Respectability: African-American Women in Interwar Detroit"Gallagher has written an insightful, in-depth narrative and analysis of the interconnectedness of race and gender discrimination in US society. . . . an important contribution to both black women's history and New York State's political history. Highly recommended."--Choice "An important contribution to the scholarship by illuminating the powerful ways African American women challenged the racialized and gender-based discrimination that characterized New York City politics throughout the 20th century and beyond."--The Journal of African American History

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Fighting for Rights in the 1910s and 1920s2. Strides Forward in Times of Crisis in the 1930s and 1940s3. Pushing Through the Doors of Resistance in the 1950s4. Feminism, Civil Rights, and Liberalism in the 1960s5. On the Shirley Chisholm Trail in the 1960s and 1970sConclusionAppendixNotesIndex

Julie A. Gallagher is an associate professor of history at Pennsylvania State University, Brandywine.

"Through a strong narrative of African American women's political activism in New York City, Julie A. Gallagher fills a major gap in the historical literature. In particular, Gallagher's focus on party politics gives us a fresh perspective. A major contribution in the fields of African American, women's, and political history."--Victoria W. Wolcott, author of Remaking Respectability: African-American Women in Interwar Detroit"Gallagher has written an insightful, in-depth narrative and analysis of the interconnectedness of race and gender discrimination in US society. . . . an important contribution to both black women's history and New York State's political history. Highly recommended."--Choice "An important contribution to the scholarship by illuminating the powerful ways African American women challenged the racialized and gender-based discrimination that characterized New York City politics throughout the 20th century and beyond."--The Journal of African American History

• CoverTitle PageCopyrightContentsAcknowledgmentsIntroduction1. Fighting for Rights in the 1910s and 1920s2. Strides Forward in Times of Crisis in the 1930s and 1940s3. Pushing Through the Doors of Resistance in the 1950s4. Feminism, Civil Rights, and Liberalism in the 1960s5. On the Shirley Chisholm Trail in the 1960s and 1970sConclusionAppendixNotesIndex