{"id":4463677764,"title":"Until There Is Justice — Scanlon","handle":"until-there-is-justice-the-life-of-anna-arnold-hedgeman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/jscanlon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jennifer Scanlon faculty page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in over half a century of social justice initiatives. Like many of her colleagues, including A. Philip Randolph, Betty Friedan, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Hedgeman ought to be a household name, but until now has received only a fraction of the attention she deserves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice,\u003c\/em\u003e author Jennifer Scanlon presents the first-ever biography of Hedgeman. Through a commitment to faith-based activism, civil rights, and feminism, Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century's most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice. Simultaneously a dignified woman and scrappy freedom fighter, Hedgeman's life upends conventional understandings of many aspects of the civil rights and feminist movements. She worked as a teacher, lobbyist, politician, social worker, and activist, often crafting and implementing policy behind the scenes. Although she repeatedly found herself a woman among men, a black American among whites, and a secular Christian among clergy, she maintained her conflicting identities and worked alongside others to forge a common humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom helping black and Puerto Rican Americans achieve critical civil service employment in New York City during the Great Depression to orchestrating white religious Americans' participation in the 1963 March on Washington, Hedgeman's contributions transcend gender, racial, and religious boundaries. Engaging and profoundly inspiring, Scanlon's biography paints a compelling portrait of one of the most remarkable yet understudied civil rights leaders of our time. \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone with a passion for history, biography, and civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From Oxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/28\/books\/review\/until-there-is-justice-by-jennifer-scanlon.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Sunday Book Review: 'Until There Is Justice,' by Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","published_at":"2017-10-18T15:08:27-04:00","created_at":"2016-02-25T09:36:12-05:00","vendor":"The Bowdoin Store","type":"Book","tags":["Biography","Bowdoin Faculty"],"price":3495,"price_min":3495,"price_max":3495,"available":true,"price_varies":false,"compare_at_price":3495,"compare_at_price_min":3495,"compare_at_price_max":3495,"compare_at_price_varies":false,"variants":[{"id":15245770116,"title":"Default Title","option1":"Default Title","option2":null,"option3":null,"sku":"WBF235-Scanlon","requires_shipping":true,"taxable":true,"featured_image":null,"available":true,"name":"Until There Is Justice — Scanlon","public_title":null,"options":["Default Title"],"price":3495,"weight":0,"compare_at_price":3495,"inventory_quantity":5,"inventory_management":"shopify","inventory_policy":"deny","barcode":"9780190248598","requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_allocations":[]}],"images":["\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939"],"featured_image":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939","options":["Title"],"media":[{"alt":"Cover of Until There Is Justice: The Life of Anna Arnold Hedgeman by Jennifer Scanlon","id":7518726520921,"position":1,"preview_image":{"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"width":550,"src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939"},"aspect_ratio":1.0,"height":550,"media_type":"image","src":"\/\/store.bowdoin.edu\/cdn\/shop\/products\/wbf235-scanlon-until.jpg?v=1614113939","width":550}],"requires_selling_plan":false,"selling_plan_groups":[],"content":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBy Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.bowdoin.edu\/profiles\/faculty\/jscanlon\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" title=\"Jennifer Scanlon faculty page\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eProfessor of Gender, Sexuality, and Women's Studies; Senior Vice President and Dean for Academic Affairs\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA demanding feminist, devout Christian, and savvy grassroots civil rights organizer, Anna Arnold Hedgeman played a key role in over half a century of social justice initiatives. Like many of her colleagues, including A. Philip Randolph, Betty Friedan, and Martin Luther King, Jr., Hedgeman ought to be a household name, but until now has received only a fraction of the attention she deserves. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eIn \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice,\u003c\/em\u003e author Jennifer Scanlon presents the first-ever biography of Hedgeman. Through a commitment to faith-based activism, civil rights, and feminism, Hedgeman participated in and led some of the 20th century's most important developments, including advances in education, public health, politics, and workplace justice. Simultaneously a dignified woman and scrappy freedom fighter, Hedgeman's life upends conventional understandings of many aspects of the civil rights and feminist movements. She worked as a teacher, lobbyist, politician, social worker, and activist, often crafting and implementing policy behind the scenes. Although she repeatedly found herself a woman among men, a black American among whites, and a secular Christian among clergy, she maintained her conflicting identities and worked alongside others to forge a common humanity. \u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eFrom helping black and Puerto Rican Americans achieve critical civil service employment in New York City during the Great Depression to orchestrating white religious Americans' participation in the 1963 March on Washington, Hedgeman's contributions transcend gender, racial, and religious boundaries. Engaging and profoundly inspiring, Scanlon's biography paints a compelling portrait of one of the most remarkable yet understudied civil rights leaders of our time. \u003cem\u003eUntil There Is Justice\u003c\/em\u003e is a must-read for anyone with a passion for history, biography, and civil rights.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e-From Oxford University Press\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2016\/02\/28\/books\/review\/until-there-is-justice-by-jennifer-scanlon.html?_r=1\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eNew York Times Sunday Book Review: 'Until There Is Justice,' by Jennifer Scanlon\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e"}