Ransby, Barbara.

Eslanda the large and unconventional life of Mrs. Paul Robeson / Barbara Ransby. - New Haven : Yale University Press, (c)2013. - 1 online resource (xiii, 373 pages, 35. pages of plates ): illustrations, map.

Includes bibliographies and index.

Growing up along the color line, 1895-1918 -- A Harlem love story, 1919-1927 -- Onto the world stage, 1920s -- Remapping a marriage, career, and worldview, 1927-1933 -- Becoming a writer and anthropologist, 1930s -- Africa at last, 1936 -- Madrid to Moscow, political commitments deepen, 1936-1939 -- Returning home and finding a new voice, 1939-1945 -- Into the Congo, 1946 -- American arguments, 1946-1950 -- The United Nations and a world political family, 1950-1956 -- Standing tall: the Cold War and politics of repression, 1950s -- A failing body and a hopeful heart, 1958-1961 -- Always the fighter: a pen as her weapon, 1961-1965.

Chronicles the eventful life of the anthropologist, journalist, and women's rights advocate, exploring her world travels, friendships with notables and world leaders, and defiant McCarthy committee testimony.



9780300189070


Robeson, Eslanda Goode, 1896-1965.
Robeson, Paul, 1898-1976.


Women anthropologists--United States--Biography.
African American anthropologists--Biography.
African American anthropologists--Biography.
Robeson, Eslanda Goode--1896-1965.
Robeson, Paul--1898-1976.
Women anthropologists--United States--Biography.


Electronic Books.

GN21 / .E853 2013