Black Woman in Green : Gloria Brown and the Unmarked Trail to Forest Service Leadership /

"Black Woman in Green tells the story of a young widow who left the urban East for the forested West seeking a better life for her children. It highlights Gloria Brown's determination and grit in working her way up in a primarily white, male organization to become the first female African...

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Main Authors: Brown, Gloria D. (Gloria Dean), 1951- (Author), Sinclair, Donna L. (Donna Lynn), 1964- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2020.
Series:Book collections on Project MUSE.
Subjects:
Brown, Gloria D. > (Gloria Dean), > 1951-
United States. > Forest Service.
United States. > Forest Service > Officials and employees > Biography.
Women in forestry.
Foresters.
Employees.
African American women.
Noires americaines > États-Unis > Biographies.
Femmes en foresterie > États-Unis.
African American women > United States > Biography.
Women in forestry > United States.
Foresters > United States > Biography.
United States.
Biographies.
Electronic books.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Intro
  • Contents
  • Foreword by Dr. Laurie Mercier
  • Preface by Donna Sinclair
  • Acknowledgments
  • 1. A Good White-Collar Job
  • 2. Mother Bear Meets Smokey: Heading West
  • 3. In the Land of Spotted Owls and Salmon
  • Photographs
  • 4. Awakening the Forester Within
  • 5. Cattlemen, Cowboys, and the Oregon Trail
  • 6. Rebirth on Mount St. Helens
  • 7. Can You See Me Now?
  • 8. Breech Birth
  • Epilogue
  • Notes
  • Index

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