Maternal activism : mothers confronting injustice / Danielle Poe.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poe, Danielle, author.

Series:

SUNY series, praxis, theory in action

SUNY series, praxis: theory in action

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Mothers--Political activity.

Mothers.

Women--Political activity.

Women.

Motherhood--Political aspects.

Motherhood.

Political participation--Moral and ethical aspects.

Political participation.

Physical Description:

ix, 127 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Albany, NY : SUNY Press, [2015]

Summary:

Maternal Activism tells the stones of women who refused 10 ignore injustice even though many people urged them to stop their activism by claiming it would harm their children. Molly Rush Michele Naar-Obed, Cindy Sheehan and Diane Wilson recognized that the potential well-being of their children relates to the damage done by US militarism and environmental destruction. These women's stories illustrate feminist ethical theory and contemporary theory from peace studies. By examining their context for addressing injustice and the theoretical supports for their action, this book demonstrates that issues of injustice overlap such that critiques of nuclear weapons lead to critiques of war and militarism, which lead to critiques of environmental destruction. Book jacket.

Contents:

1 Biography as Philosophy: the Power of Personal Example for Transformative Praxis 1

2 Choice and Consequences: Molly Rush 25

3 The Power of Horizontal Support: Michele Naar-Obed 49

4 Cindy Sheehan: War and Institutionalized Misinformation 65

5 Diane Wilson and the Genealogy of a Bay 85

6 Mothering: The Power of Critique, Action, and Transformation 103.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781438455716

1438455712

OCLC:

879538912