Why are some civic associations better than others at getting-and keeping-people involved in activism? Using in-person observations, surveys, and field experime

Presents biographical profiles of American women leaders and activists, including birth and death dates, major accomplishments, and historical influence.

One of the most important African American leaders of the twentieth century and perhaps the most influential woman in the civil rights movement, Ella Baker (190

Grassroots organizing and collective action have always been fundamental to American democracy but have been burgeoning since the 2016 election, as people strug

Ella Baker (1903–1986) was an influential African American civil rights and human rights activist. For five decades, she worked behind the scenes with people