About the book
In 1942 Pauli Murray, a young black woman from North Carolina studying law at Howard University, visited a constitutional law class taught by Caroline Ware, one of the nation’s leading historians. A friendship and a correspondence began, lasting until Murray’s death in 1985. Ware, a Boston Brahmin born in 1899, was a scholar, a leading consumer advocate, and a political activist. Murray, born in 1910 and raised in North Carolina, with few resources except her intelligence and determination, graduated from college at 16 and made her way to law school, where she organized student sit-ins to protest segregation. She pulled her friend Ware into this early civil rights activism. Their forty-year correspondence ranged widely over issues of race, politics, international affairs, and — for a difficult period in the 1950s — McCarthyism.
In time, Murray became a labor lawyer, a university professor, and the first black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest. Ware continued her work as a social historian and consumer advocate while pursuing an international career as a community development specialist. Their letters, products of high intelligence and a gift for writing, offer revealing portraits of their authors as well as the workings of an unusual female friendship. They also provide a wonderful channel into the social and political thought of the times, particularly regarding civil rights and women’s rights.
Editions of Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware
- Hardcover
- ISBN 9780807830550
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780807859285
- EBook
- ISBN 9781469605425
- EBook
- ISBN 9780807876732
- EBook
- ISBN 9798893132236
- PDF
- ISBN 9798890880284
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In 1942 Pauli Murray, a young black woman from North Carolina studying law at Howard University, visited a constitutional law class taught by Caroline Ware, one of the nation’s leading historians. A friendship and a correspondence began, lasting until Murray’s death in 1985. Ware, a Boston Brahmin born in 1899, was a scholar, a leading consumer advocate, and a political activist. Murray, born in 1910 and raised in North Carolina, with few resources except her intelligence and determination, graduated from college at 16 and made her way to law school, where she organized student sit-ins to protest segregation. She pulled her friend Ware into this early civil rights activism. Their forty-year correspondence ranged widely over issues of race, politics, international affairs, and — for a difficult period in the 1950s — McCarthyism.
In time, Murray became a labor lawyer, a university professor, and the first black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest. Ware continued her work as a social historian and consumer advocate while pursuing an international career as a community development specialist. Their letters, products of high intelligence and a gift for writing, offer revealing portraits of their authors as well as the workings of an unusual female friendship. They also provide a wonderful channel into the social and political thought of the times, particularly regarding civil rights and women’s rights.
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In 1942 Pauli Murray, a young black woman from North Carolina studying law at Howard University, visited a constitutional law class taught by Caroline Ware, one of the nation’s leading historians. A friendship and a correspondence began, lasting until Murray’s death in 1985. Ware, a Boston Brahmin born in 1899, was a scholar, a leading consumer advocate, and a political activist. Murray, born in 1910 and raised in North Carolina, with few resources except her intelligence and determination, graduated from college at 16 and made her way to law school, where she organized student sit-ins to protest segregation. She pulled her friend Ware into this early civil rights activism. Their forty-year correspondence ranged widely over issues of race, politics, international affairs, and — for a difficult period in the 1950s — McCarthyism.
In time, Murray became a labor lawyer, a university professor, and the first black woman to be ordained an Episcopal priest. Ware continued her work as a social historian and consumer advocate while pursuing an international career as a community development specialist. Their letters, products of high intelligence and a gift for writing, offer revealing portraits of their authors as well as the workings of an unusual female friendship. They also provide a wonderful channel into the social and political thought of the times, particularly regarding civil rights and women’s rights.
What core themes, tropes, or subjects are explored in Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware?
Society and Social Sciences > Society and culture: general > Social groups, communities and identities > Gender studies, gender groups > Gender studies: women and girls
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How long is Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware and how many pages does it have?
Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware has 216 page(s)
Is Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware part of a series, and can it be read as a standalone?
Yes it is a part of series Gender and American Culture
Who is/are the Author/s of the book Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware?
The University of North Carolina Press
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Pauli Murray and Caroline Ware is available as hardcover(ISBN 9780807830550) and paperback(ISBN 9780807859285) and ebook(ISBN 9781469605425) and ebook(ISBN 9780807876732) and ebook(ISBN 9798893132236) and pdf(ISBN 9798890880284)
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