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Gordly, Avel Louise, 1947-

Remembering the power of words the life of an Oregon activist, legislator, and community leader / [electronic resource] : by Avel Louise Gordly with Patricia A. Schechter. - Corvallis : Oregon State University Press, 2011. - 1 online resource (176 p. :) ill. ; - Women and politics in the Pacific Northwest . - UPCC book collections on Project MUSE. .

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Before we become dust -- Our day will come -- "It is better to be loved than feared" -- Them changes -- Operation crossroads Africa -- The correcting influence -- "She who learns, teaches" -- Forward together, backward never -- A heart for Africa -- Hope and hard work -- Growing and stretching.

ISBN: 9780870716140 087071614X

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Subjects--Personal Names:
Gordly, Avel Louise, 1947-

Subjects--Topical Terms:
Community activists--Oregon--Biography.
African American women--Oregon--Biography.
Women politicians--Oregon--Biography.
African American politicians--Oregon--Biography.

Subjects--Geographic Terms:
Oregon--Politics and government--1951-

Index Terms--Genre/Form:
Electronic books.

LC Class. No.: F881.35.G67 / A3 2011

Dewey Class. No.: 324.2092 B