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.
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.