Black Women Imagining and Realizing Liberated Futures

Jessica Edwards University of Delaware ; Josie Walwema

Abstract

In the summer of 1881, a group of Black women formed The Washing Society of Atlanta by deploying extraorganizational technical communication to collectively bargain for better working conditions and wages. In this article, we illuminate the ways that Black women operated in a world dominated by an established order of racial hierarchy. We argue that the Washerwomen manifested a particular form of Black technical communication rooted in agency and advocacy.

Journal
Technical Communication Quarterly
Published
2022-07-03
DOI
10.1080/10572252.2022.2069289
Open Access
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