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African Americans Doing Feminism : Putting Theory into Everyday Practice

Albany : State University of New York Press, 2010 [©2010.]

1 online resource (314 pages)

Englisch

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978-1-4384-3143-7

978-1-4384-3141-3 (ISBN der Printausgabe)

739593870

HQ1410

305.42089/96073     Ähnliche Literatur

LOC-SH: African American feminists -- History ; Feminism -- United States -- History

African American feminists ; History ; Feminism ; United States ; History ; Electronic books

Intro -- African Americans Doing Feminism -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction: African American Feminist Practices -- Part I. Family Values -- 1. Mother Work: A Stay-at-Home Mom Advocates Breastfeeding -- 2. Bringing Up Daddy: A Black Feminist Fatherhood -- 3. Tubes Tied, Child-Free by Choice -- Part II. Community Building -- 4. ¡Ola, Hermano! A Black Latino Feminist Organizes Men -- 5. "Sister Outsiders"How the Students and I Came Out -- 6. Feminist Compassion: A Gay Man Loving Black Women -- 7. Gay, Gray, and a Place to Stay: Living It Up and Out in an RV Park -- Part III. Romantic Partnerships -- 8. The Second Time Around: Marriage, Black Feminist Style -- 9. "Every Goodbye Ain't Gone": Why the Feminist I Loved Left Me -- 10. When the Hand That Slaps Is Female: Fighting Addiction -- Part IV. Healing Practices -- 11. Resistance as Recovery: Winning a Sexual Harassment Complaint -- 12. Learning to Love the Little Black Boy in Me: Breaking Family Silences, Ending Shame -- 13. I Took Back My Dignity: Surviving and Thriving after Incest -- 14. Diving Deep and Surfacing: How I Healed from Depression -- Part V. Career Dilemmas -- 15. Mary Don't You Weep: A Feminist Nun's Vocation -- 16. Becoming an Entrepreneur -- 17. Light on a Dark Path: Self-Discovery among White Women -- 18. The Accidental Advocate: Life Coaching as a Feminist Vocation -- List of Contributors -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.