The legacy of Black women in librarianship : when they dared to be powerful / Nicole A. Cooke ; afterword by Aisha M. Johnson.

Other author Cooke, Nicole A. editor.
Other author Johnson, Aisha writer of afterword.
Format Book
PublicationChicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2025.
Descriptionxvii, 214 pages ; 23 cm.
Subjects

SeriesCritical cultural information studies
Critical cultural information studies. ^A1482487
Contents Prologue: Children at Augusta Baker's feet, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin -- Augusta Baker : an early advocate for diverse books / Nicole A. Cooke and Michael C. Wisenburg -- Ella Baker at the New York Public Library / Courtney Becks -- Ethel Bolden / Cynthia Johnson and Cearra Harris -- Doris Hargrett Clack : pioneer, activist, and educator / Wendy Moore -- Sweet resolve : Mayme A. Clayton's response to the precarity of African American lives and historical materials / Chaitra Powell -- Resurgence of a bibliotherapist : exploring the life and times of Sara "Sadie" Marie Peterson Delaney / S. Michele Echols -- Eliza Atkins Gleason : researcher, dean, advocate / LaKeshia Darden -- Miriam Matthews and the legacy of Black documentation in Los Angeles / Jesse R. Erickson, Laura E. Helton, and Dalena Hunter -- Black quiet : continuing the work of activist librarian and community advocate Annie L. McPheeters / Roberta Price Gardner and Morris R. Gardner -- Alice Roberts and the breakdown of segregation in northern library schools, 1890-1940 / Anthony Cocciolo -- A life of service : Mattie Herd Roland in Birmingham, Alabama / Brooke Becker -- A fulfilling legacy of Florida firsts : the pioneering impact of Henrietta Mays Smith / Jason Alston -- Exploring six decades of librarianship with Jessie Carney Smith / Jahala Simuel and Bethany McGowan -- Gently daring : the story of Anne Bethel Spencer--poet, librarian, gardener, and activist / Shaina V. Anderson -- Lucille C. Thomas : championing diversity through library leadership / Taina Evans -- Charlemae Hill Rollins : out of one, many / LaVerne Gray -- Epilogue: Charlemae Rollins at the Willard School, 1955, poem by Jennifer Bartell Boykin -- Afterword: Black women--the resilient force uplifting all, by Aisha M. Johnson.
Abstract "This book aims to fill a large gap in scholarship and knowledge about black librarianship and enable newer librarians to see themselves reflected in the profession's long and rich legacy"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Issued in other formOnline version: Legacy of Black women in librarianship Chicago : ALA Neal-Schuman, 2025 9798892553131
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LCCN 2025004943
ISBN9798892553261 (paperback)
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