Africana Woman: Her Story Through Time
by Cynthia Jacobs Carter, Dorothy Height (Introduction)
ISBN: 0792261658
Price: 40.00

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Publisher/ Date: National Geographic Society / 11-2003
Format: Hardcover

Synopsis: In Africana Woman, readers meet the indomitable women of African descent who greatly influenced the political, economic, social, and cultural structures of the societies in which they lived: Queen Tiye, Queen of Egypt in 1300 B.C.; Kate Ferguson, who taught street children of New York to read before the revolution; abolitionists Harriet Tubman and Sojourner Truth; Brazil's revolutionary Zeferina; journalist and Civil Rights activist Ida B. Wells; renowned educators Mary Church Terrell and Dr. Dorothy Height; and many others. Diaries, songs, and poetry in a compelling narrative give voice to these women. Their stories are enhanced by more than 150 beautifully rendered illustrations and maps.
Africana Woman is a comprehensive and spectacular volume-rich with tales of royalty, slavery, creativity, tragedy, and triumph. Sure to impress and enlighten every reader, this collection is a landmark in publishing and a joyous tribute to the courage and contributions of the daughters of Africa scattered throughout the world.