Table of Contents:
  • Political in the sense that we never took any shit: family and the roots of Black feminist radicalism, 1916-1942
  • Similarities of the societal position of women and Negroes: education and protest in New York City, 1943-1948
  • All men and Flo: struggling to survive as an attorney, 1948-1960
  • The fight is one that must be continued: in the courtroom, in the press, and in political organizations, 1961-1965
  • Black power may be the only hope America has: Black power, feminism, and the new left, 1966-1967
  • Absorbed her wisdom and her wit: creating the women's liberation movement, 1967-1968
  • I was the force of them: leading the women's liberation movement, 1968-1969
  • Not to rely completely on the courts: Black feminist leadership in the reproductive rights battles, 1969-1971
  • Form it! call a meeting!: building a Black feminist movement, 1971-1980
  • Epilogue. Until we catch up: the struggle continues.