Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. CONTENTS VII
3. PREFACE IX
4. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS XXIII
5. TINA McELROY ANSA 1
6. ALICE CHILDRESS 28
7. LUCILLE CLIFTON 38
8. ELLEN DOUGLAS 50
9. KAYE GIBBONS 65
10. MARITA GOLDEN 83
11. SHIRLEY ANN GRAU 102
12. JOSEPHINE HUMPHREYS 111
13. JILL McCORKLE 129
14. JOYCE CAROL OATES 150
15. GRACE PALEY 159
16. ELAINE PERRY 174
17. BELVA PLAIN 195
18. EUGENIA PRICE 206
19. DORI SANDERS 216
20. OUIDA SEBESTYEN 233
21. CYNTHIA VOIGT 253
22. MILDRED PITTS WALTER 271
23. SHERLEY ANNE WILLIAMS 285
24. RITA WILLIAMS-GARCIA 302