{"product_id":"freedoms-daughters-the-unsung-heroines-of-the-civil-rights-movement-from-1830-to-1970-9780684850139","title":"Freedom's Daughters: The Unsung Heroines of the Civil Rights Movement from 1830 to 1970","description":"\u003cb\u003eThe first comprehensive history of the vital role women\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eboth black and white\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eplayed in the civil rights movement.\u003c\/b\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn this groundbreaking and absorbing book, credit finally goes where credit is due\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eto the bold women who were crucial to the success of the civil rights movement. From the Montgomery bus boycott to the lunch counter sit-ins to the Freedom Rides, Lynne Olson skillfully tells the long-overlooked story of the extraordinary women who were among the most fearless, resourceful, and tenacious leaders of the civil rights movement. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eFreedom's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e includes portraits of more than sixty women\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003emany until now forgotten and some never before written about\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003efrom key figures like Ida B. Wells, Eleanor Roosevelt, Ella Baker, and Septima Clark to some of the smaller players who represent the hundreds of women who each came forth to do her own small part and who together ultimately formed the mass movements that made the difference. \u003ci\u003eFreedom's Daughters\u003c\/i\u003e puts a human face on the civil rights struggle\u003cb\u003e--\u003c\/b\u003eand shows that that face was often female.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eLynne Olson has been a reporter and writer since 1970. After working for the AP and the \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Sun\u003c\/i\u003e for a decade, Olson became a freelance writer in 1981, writing for \u003ci\u003eAmerican Heritage\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eSmithsonian\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eWorking Woman\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eLos Angeles Times Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eMs\u003c\/i\u003e., \u003ci\u003eElle\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eGlamour\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eBaltimore Magazine\u003c\/i\u003e. She is the author of eight books, including the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e bestseller \u003ci\u003eMadame Fourcade's Secret War\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eLast Hope Island\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eCitizens of London\u003c\/i\u003e. She lives in Washington D.C. with her husband, with whom she has co-authored two books.\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Scribner Book Company","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50726140510482,"sku":"9780684850139","price":15.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_874f9984-cc4e-4119-9b3a-8a69d9277d6d.jpg?v=1734855217","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/freedoms-daughters-the-unsung-heroines-of-the-civil-rights-movement-from-1830-to-1970-9780684850139","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}