The firebrand and the First Lady : portrait of a friendship : Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice / Patricia Bell-Scott.

"Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did, taking stands for justice and freedom, "--NoveList.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Bell-Scott, Patricia (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2016.
Edition:First edition.
Subjects:
Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962 > Friends and associates.
Murray, Pauli, > 1910-1985 > Friends and associates.
Women social reformers > United States > Biography.
Presidents' spouses > United States > Biography.
African American women civil rights workers > Biography.
African American feminists > Biography.
Episcopal Church > Clergy > Biography.
African American intellectuals > Biography.
Female friendship > United States.
Murray, Pauli, > 1910-1985.
Roosevelt, Eleanor, > 1884-1962.
Episcopal Church.
African American feminists.
African American intellectuals.
African American women civil rights workers.
Clergy.
Female friendship.
Friendship.
Presidents' spouses.
Women social reformers.
United States.
Biographies.
Genre:
Biography.
Biographies.
Physical Description:xix, 454 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm
Variant Title:
Portrait of a friendship, Pauli Murray, Eleanor Roosevelt, and the struggle for social justice.
Format: Book
Description
Summary:
"Describes the unlikely friendship between First Lady Eleanor Roosevelt and Pauli Murray, a granddaughter of a mixed race slave and a lesbian, who became a lawyer and civil rights pioneer, and the important work they each did, taking stands for justice and freedom, "--NoveList.
Note:"This is a Borzoi book"--Title page verso.
Call Number:E807.1.R48 B45 2016
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 371-434) and index.
ISBN:9780679446521
0679446524