The sisterhood : how a network of Black women writers changed American culture / Courtney Thorsson.

"On February 6, 1977, Toni Morrison, Alice Walker, Ntozake Shange, and several other Black women writers met at June Jordan's Brooklyn apartment. Naming itself "The Sisterhood," the group would meet over the next two years to discuss the future of Black literary feminism, how to promote and publiciz...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Thorsson, Courtney, 1978- (Author)
Language:English
Published: New York : Columbia University Press, [2023]
Subjects:
American literature > 20th century > History and criticism.
American literature > Women authors > History and criticism.
American literature > Black authors > History and criticism.
Women authors, Black > United States.
Feminism in literature.
Community life > United States > History > 20th century.
Littérature américaine > 20e siècle > Histoire et critique.
Écrits de femmes américains > Histoire et critique.
Littérature américaine > Auteurs noirs > Histoire et critique.
Écrivaines noires > États-Unis.
Féminisme dans la littérature.
Communauté > États-Unis > Histoire > 20e siècle.
American literature.
American literature > Women authors.
Community life.
Women authors, Black.
United States.
1900-1999
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Genre:
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
History.
Literary criticism.
Critiques littéraires.
Physical Description:vi, 280 pages, 8 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations ; 25 cm
Format: Book
Contents:
  • "Revolution is not a one-time event"
  • "An association of Black Women who are writers/poets/artists"
  • "To move the needle in Black women's lives"
  • "A community of writers even if they only slap five once a month"
  • "A regular profusion of certain / unidentified roses"
  • "The function of freedom is to free somebody else"
  • "Making use of being used"
  • Conclusion
  • Appendix 1: Members of The Sisterhood
  • Appendix 2: Meetings of The Sisterhood