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125 Years of the YWCA

On Thursday, March 27, 2025 join us in learning about Helen Claytor and how she fought for the Youth Women's Christian Association to be an organization committed to eliminating racism and empowering women and girls. You can find more information about this event, YWCA, and the Great Grand Rapids Women's History Council in the links below. -Event: https://grpl.bibliocommons.com/events/675af3edb4127941005ac653 https://www.ywcawcmi.org/ -YWCA of West Michigan: https://www.ywcawcmi.org/ -Greater Grand Rapids Women's History Council: https://www.ggrwhc.org/ In the meantime, here are a few titles expressing women activists, female empowerment, black excellence.

Grand Rapids Public Library

60 items

  • Unapologetic

    a Black, Queer, and Feminist Mandate for Radical Movements

    Carruthers, Charlene A., 1985-
    BookBoston : Beacon Press, [2018] — 305.48896 C237u
  • Hood Feminism

    Notes From the Women That a Movement Forgot

    Kendall, Mikki,
    Book[New York] : Viking, [2020] — 305.48896 K335h
  • Ida B. the Queen

    the Extraordinary Life and Legacy of Ida B. Wells

    Duster, Michelle,
    BookNew York ; London : One Signal Publishers/Atria, 2021. — Biography Wells-Barnett, Ida B.
  • Originals!

    Black Women Breaking Barriers

    Smith, Jessie Carney, 1930-
    BookCanton, MI : Visible Ink Press, [2022] — 920.7208996 Sm61o
  • bell Hooks

    the Last Interview and Other Conversations

    hooks, bell, 1952-2021,
    BookBrooklyn : Melville House, [2023] — 305.48896 H764bh
  • Black Women Taught Us

    An Intimate History of Black Feminism

    Jackson, Jenn M.
    Downloadable AudiobookNew York : Books on Tape, 2024.
  • With Her Fist Raised

    Dorothy Pitman Hughes and the Transformative Power of Black Community Activism

    Lovett, Laura L.,
    BookBoston : Beacon Press, [2021] — 305.42092 H874 L9
  • America, Goddam

    Violence, Black Women, and the Struggle for Justice

    Lindsey, Treva B., 1983-
    BookOakland, California : University of California Press, [2022] — 362.88082 L645a
  • This Bridge Called My Back

    Writings by Radical Women of Color

    BookAlbany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]
  • Walk With Me

    a Biography of Fannie Lou Hamer

    Larson, Kate Clifford,
    BookOxford : Oxford University Press, 2021. — Biography Hamer, Fannie Lou
  • The Moment of Lift

    How Empowering Women Changes the World

    Gates, Melinda, 1964-
    BookNew York : Flatiron Books, 2019. — 305.42 G223m
  • How We Get Free

    Black Feminism and the Combahee River Collective

    BookChicago, IL : Haymarket Books, [2017] — 305.42 H83
  • Assata

    An Autobiography

    Shakur, Assata,
    BookChicago, Illinois : Lawrence Hill Books, [2001] — Biography Shakur, Assata
  • Living While Black

    Portraits of Everyday Resistance

    Mance, Ajuan Maria,
    BookSan Francisco : Chronicle Books, [2022] — 704.0396 M311L
  • BookNew York : Crown, [2018] — Biography Obama, Michelle
  • Rumors of Our Progress Have Been Greatly Exaggerated

    Why Women's Lives Aren't Getting Any Easier--and How We Can Make Real Progress for Ourselves and Our Daughters

    Maloney, Carolyn
    Book[Emmaus, Pa.] : Modern Times, c2008. — 305.420973 M297r
  • Seven Sisters and a Brother

    Friendship, Resistance, and Untold Truths Behind Black Student Activism in the 1960s

    Allman Maye, Marilyn,
    BookMiami Beach : Books & Books Press, 2021. — 305.800974814 AL56s