Author:
Harris, Sheena, author.
Edition Statement:First edition.
ImprintKnoxville : The University of Tennessee Press, [2021]
Descriptionxiii, 210 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Note:Margaret Murray's Early Life -- A Family That Prays Together Stays Together -- Building an Empire through Home Economics -- Tuskegee Women Unite -- The National Shall Rise -- Beyond City Limits.
Bibliography Note:Includes bibliographical references (pages 191-203) and index.
Note:"In this book, Sheena Harris contends that individual black, female leadership continues to be a blind spot in much scholarly historical literature, and Margaret Murray Washington, the third wife of Booker T. Washington, and her accomplishments have been overshadowed by the success of her husband. Harris discusses M. M. Washington's importance as an active clubwoman, educational reformer, and integral partner to her husband and his success with the Tuskegee Institute. Harris's biography of M. M. Washington lays the groundwork for understanding the rising educated class of black women and the early civil rights movement."-- Provided by publisher.
