Women of color and feminism / Maythee Rojas.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Rojas, Maythee.

Series:

Seal studies.

Seal studies

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Minority women.

Feminism.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (213 p.)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Berkeley, CA : Seal Press, c2009.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

In this Seal Studies title, author and professor Maythee Rojas offers a look at the intricate crossroads of being a woman of color. Women of Color and Feminism tackles the question of how women of color experience feminism, and how race and socioeconomics can alter this experience. Rojas explores the feminist woman of color's identity and how it relates to mainstream culture and feminism. Featuring profiles of historical women of color (including Hottentot Venus, Josefa Loaiza, and Anna Mae Pictou-Aquash), a discussion of the arts, and a vision for developing a feminist movement bu

Contents:

CONTENTS; PROLOGUE; CHAPTER 1; CHAPTER 2; CHAPTER 3; CHAPTER 4; CHAPTER 5; READER'S GUIDE; FURTHER READING AND RESOURCES; SOURCES; INDEX; ACKNOWLEDGMENTS; ABOUT THE AUTHOR; CREDITS

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

1-282-46905-3

9786612469053

1-58005-325-4

OCLC:

647846163