| Acknowledgements | 第1-6页 |
| Abstract | 第6-7页 |
| 摘要 | 第7-9页 |
| Introduction | 第9-17页 |
| Chapter One Female Agency in Community Construction | 第17-29页 |
| ·Sapphira Establishing the Community | 第18-22页 |
| ·Miranda Healing the Community | 第22-29页 |
| Chapter Two Female Agency in Culture Carrying | 第29-45页 |
| ·Quilting—— Preserving Day Family History | 第30-35页 |
| ·Naming——Maintaining the Identity | 第35-40页 |
| ·Telling Legend——Recording Community History | 第40-45页 |
| Chapter Three Female Agency in Cultural Development | 第45-57页 |
| ·Revising African American Women’s Image | 第45-51页 |
| ·Revising African American History | 第51-57页 |
| Conclusion | 第57-59页 |
| Works Cited | 第59-63页 |
| Appendix A | 第63-64页 |
| Appendix B | 第64-67页 |
