Hamilton Books
Pages: 160
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Trim: 6 x 9
978-0-7618-5028-1 • Paperback • March 2010 • $38.99 • (£30.00)
978-0-7618-5029-8 • eBook • March 2010 • $37.00 • (£28.00)
Geraldine Watts Bell is the director of the Learning Resources Center at Miles College, Birmingham, Alabama. Bell has many years of teaching and administrative experience in public schools and in higher education. Hattie Griffin Lamar, academic dean emerita of Miles College in Birmingham, Alabama, is a veteran of higher education and has served United Negro College Fund institutions for more than thirty-five years.
Chapter 1 Preface
Chapter 2 Acknowledgements
Chapter 3 Introduction
Chapter 4 Anthonia Adadevoh
Chapter 5 Lydia Alexander
Chapter 6 Rachel Arrington
Chapter 7 Debra Moody Bass
Chapter 8 Barbara Belisle
Chapter 9 Geraldine Bell
Chapter 10 Sheila Blair
Chapter 11 Barbara Boyd
Chapter 12 Carol Garrison
Chapter 13 Ethel Hall
Chapter 14 Beverly Hawk
Chapter 15 Janice Jackson
Chapter 16 Hattie Lamar
Chapter 17 Helen Shores Lee
Chapter 18 Josna Mishra
Chapter 19 Annetta Nunn
Chapter 20 Dannetta Thornton Owens
Chapter 21 Dorothy Porter
Chapter 22 Jessica Roskin
Chapter 23 Katrina Ross
Chapter 24 Barbara Sirmans
Chapter 25 Margaret Ssenkoloto
Chapter 26 Ruth M. Strong
Chapter 27 Virginia Volker
Chapter 28 Odessa Woolfolk
These valiant women's stories would appeal to women of all ages, including innumerable ones who have themselves emerged victorious after facing tremendous odds in a male-dominated environment, or when breaking new ground in unexplored territory, or when seeking positions or promotions traditionally assigned to males. And men, too, who have conquered obstacles to reach their dreams can find parallels in these life stories of women from diverse backgrounds and experiences that literally span the world, but who now call Birmingham home….This book is strongly recommended…
— Jean P. McIver, Ph.D., professor emerita and former director, African American studies, University of South Alabama
Here are the stories of women who burst through the glass ceiling that society imposes upon the talents and aspirations of women…. I strongly recommend this book. Too often, our children are led, often unintentionally, to look for their heroines and heroes in some place distant from the part of the world they know best - their own families, neighborhoods and cities. Women of Uncommon Valor reminds us that many of our heroines and role models walk among us in our daily lives. They quietly and effectively lead us up the road to success.
— Richard Arrington, Jr., Ph.D., author, There's Hope for the World, former mayor, City of Birmingham, Alabama, 1979-1999
An inspirational collection documenting the life stories of influential women in leadership positions in Birmingham.
— The Journal of African American History