The politics of public housing Black women's struggles against urban inequality - Williams, Rhonda Y.; ebrary, Inc. (New York : Oxford University Press, 2004)
Creating "a little heaven for poor people": decent housing and respectable communities -- "A woman can understand": dissidence in 1940s' public housing -- Shifting landscapes in postwar Baltimore -- "When then came the change": the fight against disrepute -- "An awakening giant": the search for poor people's political power -- "Sunlight at early dawn": economic struggles, public housing and welfare rights.
Includes bibliographical references (p. 281-295) and index.
Electronic reproduction.
Keywords: Poor women -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Poor women -- Maryland -- Baltimore -- Political activity; African American women -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Welfare recipients -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Women heads of households -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Low-income housing -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Public welfare -- Maryland -- Baltimore; Electronic books