As one of the first women of colour to become a supermodel, Iman found that most makeup artists had little idea how to handle her unique skin tones. Neither did the available beauty products take into account the wide range of skin tones that defy categorization whether African, Latina, Mediterranean, Middle Eastern or ethnic mixes. In both her ...
"Unequal Sisters" has become a beloved and classic reader in American Women's History. It provides an unparalleled resource for understanding women's history in the United States today. When it was first published in 1990, it revolutionized the field with its broad multicultural approach, and continued, through its next two editions, to emphasize ...
Presenting a compilation of writings on the special paths of women's psychological development, teachers and therapists associated with the Stone Center devote attention to the ways that diversity can enhance - rather than threaten - relationships between women and men. Themes covered include the centrality of connection in women's lives, empathy ...
This book of readings is designed to be both a stand alone reader as well as a companion title to Healey's Diversity and Society, Second Edition. The book is a unique mix of first-person accounts, competing views on various issues, and it includes articles from the research literature. The Narrative Portraits and most of the Current Debates ...
The theme of race, class, and gender as interlocking systems of oppression unites these original essays about the experience of women of color African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The contributing scholars discuss the social conditions that simultaneously oppress women of color and provide sites for opposition. Though ...
A rare look at the reproductive rights movement through the eyes of minority women Covers the experiences of women from Latina, African American, Native American and Asian American communities Argues for the need to incorporate race issues into the pro-choice movement Particularly relevant in light of the current climate of pro-life ...
Changing Woman examines the role of Indian, Mexican-American, and African-American women during the 20th century, focusing on the changes these years have brought about in their lives and comparing each group
Designed in eight sections, this collection of recipes, rituals, and natural beauty secrets gathered from exotic women of color the world over covers beauty from the outside in--from hair, faces, bodies, clothing, special health tips, fragrances, and aphrodisiacs to transforming the inner soul and outer environment.
This collection of essays presents the stories and lives of women who come from different ages, races, sexual orientation and ethnicities. We hear from Japanese women who lived in internment camps, the story of a woman who went from the sweatshop to the showroom, a white woman in the civil rights movement, housewives experiences of World War II, ...
The first collection to emphasize the complex interaction between gender and postcoloniality. Most people in the world, from Africa to Asia and beyond, live in the aftermath of colonialism. Their day-to-day lives are defined by their past history as colonized peoples, often in ways that are subtle or hard to define. In Dangerous Liaisons, eminent ...
Art/Women/California 1950-2000: Parallels and Intersections is an unprecedented examination of the impact that specific women artists, working in California in the second half of the twentieth century, have had on broadening the definition of art. Twenty preeminent scholars from diverse cultural backgrounds investigate how the vast sociopolitical ...
This anthology focuses on the legal rights of women of colour around the world. The essays discuss topical themes such as responses to white feminism, female genital mutilation and intersections of law, and the text addresses the role and status of women worldwide.
Chapters illustrate the interaction of gender and ethnicity in mental health theory and practice, and discuss how cultural relevance and gender sensitivity can and must be incorporated into clinical work.
Shout Out was born of the hope that exists when women reach out to one another. Included are critical examinations, creative nonfiction, and poetry that explore a range of responses to the injustices that women worldwide sustain in their daily lives: physical abuse, murder, rape, poverty, and psychological terror. Many of the contributors are ...
This is a classic work in the fields of Women's Studies and Sociology. On its 10th Anniversary, it is still a vital and moving study of the lives of immigrant domestic workers, and is constantly cited in the research. Romero's new introduction will offer a fresh look at the material, including more recent events, proving that the issues discussed ...
This book brings together 14 anti-racist feminists who examine ways in which race and gender interact to shape the lives of women of colour in Canada. This collection of articles covers a broad range of topics such as the impact of colonialism and its associated discourses on First Nations and other groups of colonised women; racism in the ...
The agenda of contemporary western feminism focuses on equal participation in work and education, reproductive rights, and sexual freedom. But what does feminism mean to the women of rural India who work someone else's fields, young Thai girls in the sex industry in Bangkok, or Filipino maids working for wealthy women in Hong Kong? Chilla Bulbeck ...
From the authors of the best-selling "Your Pregnancy" series, these are medically sound and succinct guides for the pregnant woman who needs detailed information on specific topics. "Your Pregnancy Quick Guide for Women of Color" is written for the women who need to know more about their colour and genetic background will affect their pregnancy. ...
This volume provides a guide to multicultural curricular change especially with the respect to women of colour. Section One highlights the actual process of faculty transformation as it occurred at UCLA and George Washington University during curriculum projects. Section two contain 37 transformed undergraduate syllabi, with brief essays ...
The influence of race and gender on the health status of nonwhite women in the United States is the theme of this book. Four distinct groups of women are examined closely: African Americans; American Indians and Alaskan Natives; Asian//Pacific Islander Americans; and Latinas. Contributors focus in particular on structural and cultural factors ...
The lives of black women, told either by themselves or by contemporary writers. Contributors and subjects include bell hooks, Sapphire, Alice Walker, Zora Neale Hurston, Audre Lorde, Anita F. Hill, and Sojourner Truth.
The past two decades have seen the incursion of feminist thought into many academic areas. Within the academy, feminist approaches have gained some legitimacy and yet, simultaneous with these disciplinary advances, there have been charges of racism directed at feminist scholarship and practice. These charges have resulted in feminist work ...
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