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This biography takes a look at Anthony's upbringing in the Quaker church, her father's unusual stance for women's equality, and the historical events that molded her into one of the best-known suffragists. Though Anthony?s life is portrayed in simple details geared toward younger readers, this book also shows her enthusiasm for women?s rights and human rights, and her dedication to making the world a better place. The biography ends with Anthony?s success in helping to win women?s suffrage and her enduring legacy in the modern feminist movement.
EBONY is the flagship magazine of Johnson Publishing. Founded in 1945 by John H. Johnson, it still maintains the highest global circulation of any African American-focused magazine.
Cultural Writing. Memoir. Asian American studies. IN SEARCH OF EMILY: JOURNEYS FROM JAPAN TO AMHERST is Takeda'saccount of several journeys to the United States from Japan to study the poetry, and life, of Emily Dickinson.Takeda not onlyrecounts how she discovered the places Dickinson lived, but she also relates how Dickinson touches her life and the lives of people she met along the way. Takeda also explores her relation to her native Japan from her vantage point in the U.S. and what it means to live abroad as a Japanese woman. She also tackles the problem of learning, living and writing in a second language. IN SEARCH OF EMILY chronicles the transformation of a young Japanese girl's blossoming interest in poetry into a lifelong pursuit after the enigmatic Emily Dickinson. MASAKO TAKEDA was born in Nagano, Japan, in 1945. She grew upin Osaka, where she now lives. Graduated from Kyoto University in 1972, Masako initially taught it Mie University and has been teaching at Osaka Shoin Women's Un
The Crisis, founded by W.E.B. Du Bois as the official publication of the NAACP, is a journal of civil rights, history, politics, and culture and seeks to educate and challenge its readers about issues that continue to plague African Americans and other communities of color. For nearly 100 years, The Crisis has been the magazine of opinion and thought leaders, decision makers, peacemakers and justice seekers. It has chronicled, informed, educated, entertained and, in many instances, set the economic, political and social agenda for our nation and its multi-ethnic citizens.
First Published in 1997. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Harlem Renaissance is the best known and most widely studied cultural movement in African American history. Now, in Harlem Renaissance Lives, esteemed scholars Henry Louis Gates Jr. and Evelyn Brooks Higginbotham have selected 300 key biographical entries culled from the eight-volume African American National Biography, providing an authoritative who's who of this seminal period. Here readers will find engagingly written and authoritative articles on notable African Americans who made significant contributions to literature, drama, music, visual art, or dance, including such central figures as poet Langston Hughes, novelist Zora Neale Hurston, aviator Bessie Coleman, blues singer Ma Rainey, artist Romare Bearden, dancer Josephine Baker, jazzman Louis Armstrong, and the intellectual giant W. E. B. Du Bois. Also included are biographies of people like the Scottsboro Boys, who were not active within the movement but who nonetheless profoundly affected the artistic and political statements that came from Harlem Renaissance figures. The volume will also feature a preface by the editors, an introductory essay by historian Cary D. Wintz, and 75 illustrations.
The Business Tax Answer Book covers an encyclopedia of information -- everything a business owner or advisor needs to know about tax and how to interpret and apply the tax rules. The Business Tax Answer Book is an accessible, practical, plain-language and comprehensive reference source for tax information for accountants, attorneys, business owners, and other business advisors. Whether a business is just starting up or has been in existence for years, whether it is a sole proprietorship, partnership, corporation, or limited liability company, the Answer Book provides, in simple, no-nonsense language, answers to the key questions.
The weekly source of African American political and entertainment news.
AJN Book of the Year 2008! Turn to this team of expert nurse educators for down-to-earth, practical guidance on the common concerns and problems faced by new teachers in the classroom. Whether you have questions about teaching and learning principles, the technical aspects of planning a course, managing a classroom, or evaluating learning, you’ll find the answers here. You’ll even find advice on professional issues in the higher education setting and strategies for a successful career.