Laura L. Lovett is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and specializes in 20th century U.S. women's history and the history of children's youth. Lovett is the author of Conceiving the Future- Pronatalism, Reproduction, and the Family in the United States, 1890-1930 and the co-editor of several books including "It's Our Movement Now"- Black Women's Politics and the 1977 National Women's Conference. She is the recipient of numerous honors and was selected as a Distinguished Lecturer for the Organization of American Historians in 2017.
"Readers will cherish this accessible portrait of a lesser-known
civil rights figure."
--Publishers Weekly
"I can't imagine any book that could tell you more about this
country or about the human spirit."
--Gloria Steinem "With Her Fist Raised is a testament to the
impact, diversity, and reach of African American women's leadership
and activism. Guided by Lovett's careful and thorough research,
this story of Dorothy Pitman Hughes's life enhances the way we
understand intersectional activism and social movements in the
United States through her fight for civil rights, community
empowerment, and childcare. She emerges from the shadow of Steinem
as a force in her own right."
--Francoise Hamlin, author of Crossroads at Clarksdale: The
Black Freedom Struggle in the Mississippi Delta after World War
II
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