Thefirstcomprehensivehistoryofthevitalrolewomen--bothblackandwhite--playedinthecivilrightsmovement.Inthisgroundbreakingandabsorbingbook,creditfinallygoeswherecreditisdue--totheboldwomenwhowerecrucialtothesuccessofthecivilrightsmovement.FromtheMontgomerybusboycotttothelunchcountersit-instotheFreedomRides,LynneOlsonskillfullytellsthelong-overlookedstoryoftheextraordinarywomenwhowereamongthemostfearless,resourceful,andtenaciousleadersofthecivilrightsmovement.Freedom’sDaughtersincludesportraitsofmorethansixtywomen--manyuntilnowforgottenandsomeneverbeforewrittenabout--fromkeyfigureslikeIdaB.Wells,EleanorRoosevelt,EllaBaker,andSeptimaClarktosomeofthesmallerplayerswhorepresentthehundredsofwomenwhoeachcameforthtodoherownsmallpartandwhotogetherultimatelyformedthemassmovementsthatmadethedifference.Freedom’sDaughtersputsahumanfaceonthecivilrightsstruggle--andshowsthatthatfacewasoftenfemale.
