Sister Power
How Phenomenal Black Women are Rising to the Top
Published on 2. October 1997
Book
Paperback/Softback
214 pages
978-0-471-19355-5 (ISBN)
Description
Based on in-depth interviews with 45 black female CEOs, legislators, and senior executives, Sister Power examines their pioneering path to the top ranks of power. Included are US Representative Maxine Waters, Ms. Magazine Editor-in-Chief Marcia Gillespie, former PUSH President the Rev. Willie Barrow, and many other courageous and innovative leaders. Their voices resonate throughout, offering definitive lessons from their childhoods, and eye-opening details about their careers and private lives.
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Language
English
Place of publication
New York
United States
Publishing group
John Wiley and Sons Ltd
Target group
Professional and scholarly
Dimensions
Height: 228 mm
Width: 146 mm
Thickness: 17 mm
Weight
314 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-471-19355-5 (9780471193555)
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Person
PATRICIA REID--MERRITT, D.S.W.(Hamilton Township, New Jersey) is Professor of Social Work and African American Studies at the Richard Stockton College of New Jersey.
Content
Inspiration.; Sisters in Charge.; "The Child That Be Talkin'." I Can Tell You the Exact Moment.; Coming of Age.; A Hard Road Up.; Leap to the Top.; "Mama Never Said There'd Be Days Like This." We've Come This Far by Faith.; Sister Power.; Coming Full Circle: Messages to Our Sisters.; Selected Bibliography.; Index.