Introduction -- The Ridleys: growing up in Georgia -- Finding her voice: moving "Up South" -- Childcare, community care: activism in New York City -- "Sisters under the skin": taking the stage in the women's movement -- "Racism with roses": Miss New York City and the transition to Harlem -- Whose empowerment?: Black women's business and the politics of gentrification -- Epilogue: home again.
Summary
"The first biography of Dorothy Pitman Hughes, co-founder of Ms. Magazine and trailblazing Black feminist activist whose work made children, race, and welfare rights central to the women's movement"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 141-148) and index.