Raising Her Voice: African-American Women Journalists Who Changed History

by Rodger Streitmatter

Each chapter is a biographical sketch of an influential black woman who has written for American newspapers or television news, including Maria W. Stewart, Mary Ann Shadd Cary, Gertrude Bustill Mossell, Ida B. Wells-Barnett, Josephine St.Pierre Ruffin, Delilah L. Beasley, Marvel Cooke, Charlotta A. Bass, Alice Allison Dunnigan, Ethel L. Payne, and Charlayne Hunter-Gault.

Genres: Nonfiction

Paperback

First published February 1, 1994

About the author

Rodger Streitmatter is a journalist and cultural historian whose work explores how the media have helped to shape American culture. He is currently a professor in the School of Communication at American University.

Reviews

[BMR, LCSW · Rating 3 out of 5]

Fascinating stories, but Steitmatter lost a star for condescension.