In Search of Sisterhood: Delta SIGMA Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement Paperback - 2007
by Paula J. Giddings
In Search of Sisterhood is a rich history of the largest black women's organization in the United States. With alumni such as Lena Horne, Roberta Flack, and Barbara Jordan, Delta Sigma Theta Sorority has been, in Paula Giddings' words, a "compelling reflection of black women's aspirations". Now--finally--here is its remarkable story.
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This history of the largest block women's organization in the United States is not only the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), but also tells of the increasing involvement of black women in the political, social, and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile, dangerous, or impractical for blacks, especially women, DST is, in Giddings's words, a "compelling reflection of block women's aspirations for themselves and for society."
Giddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals, Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority, it was formed to bring women together as sisters, but at the some time to address the divisive, often class-related issues confronting black women in our society. There is, in Giddings's eyes, a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of black women and their organizations.
DST members have included Mary McLeod Bethune, Mary Church Terrell, Margaret Murray Washington, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and, on the cultural side, Leontyne Price, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Judith Jamison, and Roberta Flack. In Search of Sisterhood is full of compelling, fascinating anecdotes told by the Deltas themselves, and illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women.
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- Title In Search of Sisterhood: Delta SIGMA Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement
- Author Paula J. Giddings
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher William Morrow & Company, New York, New York, U.S.A
- Date 2007-02-27
- Illustrated Yes
- Features Bibliography, Illustrated, Index
- ISBN 9780688135096 / 0688135099
- Weight 0.85 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 9.2 x 6.11 x 0.85 in (23.37 x 15.52 x 2.16 cm)
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- Ethnic Orientation: African American
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical:
- Topical: Women's Interest
- Library of Congress subjects Delta Sigma Theta Sorority - History, African American women - Societies and clubs
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 88011128
- Dewey Decimal Code 378.198
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