Woyshner, Christine A. <br/><br/>
The National PTA, Race, and Civic Engagement, 1897-1970 
Christine Woyshner. 
 - 1 online resource (x, 277 p.) :   ill., maps ; 
 - Book collections on Project MUSE. .
<br/><br/>Includes bibliographical references (p. 257-271) and index. 
<br/><br/>Introduction: the national PTA, race, and civic engagement -- "No hats to be worn" : organizing the National Congress of Mothers -- "To work more effectively and gain better leadership experience" : the founding of the National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers -- "For convenience of a better education and training for my people" : organizational growth and stability -- Making America "strong from within" : school lunches, civics, and intergroup relations -- Diminishing as it advanced : the unification of the PTA -- Epilogue : civil society and public education. 
<br/><br/> Open Access 
<br/><br/><label>ISBN: </label>9780814271704 0814271707 
<br/><br/><label>LCCN: </label>
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Corporate Names: </label><br/>National Congress of Colored Parents and Teachers--History.<br/>National PTA (U.S.)--History.
<br/><br/><label>Subjects--Topical Terms: </label><br/>Education--Parent participation--History.--United States
<br/><br/><label>Index Terms--Genre/Form: </label><br/>Electronic books. 
<br/><br/><label>LC Class. No.: </label>LC225.5  / .W69 2009 
<br/><br/><label>Dewey Class. No.: </label>371.19/206073