{"product_id":"in-search-of-sisterhood-delta-sigma-theta-and-the-challenge-of-the-black-sorority-movement-the-definitive-african-american-history-of-female-leadership","title":"In Search of Sisterhood: Delta Sigma Theta and the Challenge of the Black Sorority Movement – The Definitive African American History of Female Leadership","description":"In Search of Sisterhood is the definitive history of the largest Black women's organization in the United States, and is filled with compelling, fascinating anecdotes told by the Delta Sigma Theta members themselves, illustrated with rare early photographs of the Delta women.\nThis book contains the story of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority (DST), and details the increasing involvement of Black women in the political, social, and economic affairs of America. Founded at a time when liberal arts education was widely seen as either futile, dangerous, or impractical for Blacks—and especially Black women—DST is, in Giddings's words, a \"compelling reflection of Black women's aspirations for themselves and for society.\"\nGiddings notes that unlike other organizations with racial goals, Delta Sigma Theta was created to change and benefit individuals rather than society. As a sorority, it was formed to bring women together as sisters, but at the same time to address the divisive, often class-related issues confronting Black women in our society. There is, in Giddings's eyes, a tension between these goals that makes Delta Sigma Theta a fascinating microcosm of the struggles of Black women and their organizations.\nDST members have included Mary McLeod Bethune, Mary Church Terrell, Margaret Murray Washington, Shirley Chisholm, Barbara Jordan, and, on the cultural side, Leontyne Price, Lena Horne, Ruby Dee, Judith Jamison, and Roberta Flack.\u003cbr\u003eASIN: 0688135099\u003cbr\u003eVSKU: BVV.0688135099.A\u003cbr\u003eCondition: Acceptable\u003cbr\u003eAuthor\/Artist:Giddings, Paula J.\u003cbr\u003eBinding: Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eNote:\u003c\/b\u003e Any images shown are stock photographs and product may differ from what is shown.  \u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Notes\u003c\/b\u003e: The item is very worn but is perfectly usable. Signs of wear can include aesthetic issues such as scratches, dents, worn and creased covers, folded page corners and minor liquid stains. All pages and the cover are intact, but the dust cover may be missing. Pages may include moderate to heavy amount of notes and highlighting, but the text is not obscured or unreadable. Page edges may have foxing  age related spots and browning . May NOT include discs, access code or other supplemental materials.  \u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Blue Vase Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43747364995133,"sku":"BVV.0688135099.A","price":7.05,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0589\/4225\/9261\/files\/0688135099-0.jpg?v=1790890343","url":"https:\/\/www.bluevasebooks.com\/products\/in-search-of-sisterhood-delta-sigma-theta-and-the-challenge-of-the-black-sorority-movement-the-definitive-african-american-history-of-female-leadership","provider":"Blue Vase Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}