A beautiful celebration of one family’s life of service and commitment to racial justice, this important book should be welcomed by both historians and general readers interested in American history, social change, and civil rights issues.
Based on archival sources and Gardener’s own voluminous writings, this highly readable book should provide plenty of new insight into the period and Gardener’s fascinating life for general readers, scholars, and aspiring political activists alike.
A meticulously researched and readable biography that will engage readers interested in women’s history and journalism, and in 20th-century social reform.
Scholars may laud this work’s brilliance, but others might find it a difficult read. For serious students of French history or the history of medicine and sexuality.
For historians, political scientists, and students of women’s history, as well as general readers interested in contemporary global concerns and human rights.