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|9780822967064|African American Women Advocates, Activists, and Leaders, 1773-1900|In Making the World a Better Place, Royster argues that African American women must be taken seriously as historical actors who were more…

…posed a significant threat to those who considered themselves to be gatekeepers of elite science, and who in turn used their own periodicals to shape more exclusive communities. Making Entomologists…

…in 1850. Ideally situated at the confluence of the American and Sacramento Rivers, the city was connected by waterway to San Francisco and the surrounding region. Combined with the area’s…

…materials, produce charcoal, and escape the state’s policing of urban space. Taking seriously as historical subject the daily hurdles of families to find housing, food, transportation, and space in the…