Blues legacies and Black feminism : Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday /

Blues legacies and Black feminism : Gertrude "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Davis, Angela Y. (Angela Yvonne), 1944-
Imprint:	New York : Pantheon Books, c1998.
Description:	xx, 427 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Black thought and culture.
Subject:	Rainey, Ma, -- 1886-1939. Smith, Bessie, -- 1894-1937. Holiday, Billie, -- 1915-1959. Blues (Music) -- History and criticism. Blues (Music) -- Texts. Feminism and music -- United States. Women blues musicians -- United States. African American women.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/8612949

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ISBN:	067945005X
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references and index. Electronic reproduction. Alexandria, VA : Alexander Street Press, 2005. (Black thought and culture). Available via World Wide Web.
Other form:	Original 067945005X

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Summary:	The author of "Women, Race and Class" suggests that "Ma" Rainey, Bessie Smith, and Billie Holiday represent a black working-class, feminist ideology and historical consciousness. Davis' illuminating analysis of the songs performed by these artists provides readers with a compelling and transformative understanding of their musical and social contributions and of their relation to both the African-American community and American culture. of photos.
Physical Description:	xx, 427 p. : ill. ; 25 cm.
Bibliography:	Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:	067945005X