Maida Springer : Pan-Africanist and international labor leader /
Richards, Yevette,
Maida Springer : Pan-Africanist and international labor leader / Yevette Richards. - [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xv, 366 pages) - University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions. University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.
"My Wonderful Young Mother": Springer's Formative Years -- "My Union Was a Very Political Union": Springer Joins Local 22 -- The Dilemma of Race and Gender during World War II -- The National and International Struggle against the Color Line -- Dancing on the End of a Needle: African Connections -- The Atlantic City Compromise -- The Beginning of the Affiliation Struggle -- Springer Joins the AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs -- AFL-CIO Africa Programs -- Crossroads -- Continued Service.
Annotation This definitive biography of the prominent labor leader Maida Springer focuses on her public life, especially her role in the formation of the AFL-CIO's African policy during the Cold War and African independence movements. But it also reveals the difficulties faced by a woman of color who found herself promoting the ideals of American democracy to African leaders, even as she was excluded from fully enjoying the fruits of those ideals in her own country. This captivating work offers unique insights into the tensions between race, labor, and gender in the middle of the twentieth century.
9780822972631 (electronic bk.) 0822972638 (electronic bk.) 9780822973515 0822973510 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt5zkh4z JSTOR
Springer, Maida.
Springer, Maida.
Springer, Maida.
Women labor leaders--United States--Biography.
Women labor union members--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
International labor activities--History.
Pan-Africanism--History.
African American women--Biography.
Dirigeantes syndicales--États-Unis--Biographies.
Syndiquées--États-Unis--Biographies.
Noires américaines--Biographies.
Travailleurs--Activités internationales--Histoire.
Panafricanisme--Histoire.
Noires américaines--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
African American women.
International labor activities.
Pan-Africanism.
Women labor leaders.
Women labor union members.
Biografie
Internationale Arbeiterbewegung
Schwarze Frau
United States.
USA
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
HD8073.S64 / R53 2000
331.88/092 B
Maida Springer : Pan-Africanist and international labor leader / Yevette Richards. - [Pittsburgh] : University of Pittsburgh Press, ©2000. - 1 online resource (xv, 366 pages) - University of Pittsburgh Press Digital Editions. University of Pittsburgh Digital Collections. .
Includes bibliographical references (pages 347-356) and index.
"My Wonderful Young Mother": Springer's Formative Years -- "My Union Was a Very Political Union": Springer Joins Local 22 -- The Dilemma of Race and Gender during World War II -- The National and International Struggle against the Color Line -- Dancing on the End of a Needle: African Connections -- The Atlantic City Compromise -- The Beginning of the Affiliation Struggle -- Springer Joins the AFL-CIO Department of International Affairs -- AFL-CIO Africa Programs -- Crossroads -- Continued Service.
Annotation This definitive biography of the prominent labor leader Maida Springer focuses on her public life, especially her role in the formation of the AFL-CIO's African policy during the Cold War and African independence movements. But it also reveals the difficulties faced by a woman of color who found herself promoting the ideals of American democracy to African leaders, even as she was excluded from fully enjoying the fruits of those ideals in her own country. This captivating work offers unique insights into the tensions between race, labor, and gender in the middle of the twentieth century.
9780822972631 (electronic bk.) 0822972638 (electronic bk.) 9780822973515 0822973510 (cloth ; alk. paper) (cloth ; alk. paper)
22573/ctt5zkh4z JSTOR
Springer, Maida.
Springer, Maida.
Springer, Maida.
Women labor leaders--United States--Biography.
Women labor union members--United States--Biography.
African American women--Biography.
International labor activities--History.
Pan-Africanism--History.
African American women--Biography.
Dirigeantes syndicales--États-Unis--Biographies.
Syndiquées--États-Unis--Biographies.
Noires américaines--Biographies.
Travailleurs--Activités internationales--Histoire.
Panafricanisme--Histoire.
Noires américaines--Biographies.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--General.
BUSINESS & ECONOMICS--Labor.
POLITICAL SCIENCE--Labor & Industrial Relations.
BIOGRAPHY & AUTOBIOGRAPHY--Women.
African American women.
International labor activities.
Pan-Africanism.
Women labor leaders.
Women labor union members.
Biografie
Internationale Arbeiterbewegung
Schwarze Frau
United States.
USA
Electronic books.
Electronic books.
Biographies.
History.
HD8073.S64 / R53 2000
331.88/092 B