Women and social action. Episode 117, Low-income resistance / Board of Governors Universities in cooperation with Governors State University ; a production of Communications Services.

Format:

Video

Contributor:

Lambert, Cheryl, director, producer.

Thompson, Martha, speaker.

Governors State University, publisher.

Series:

Academic Video Online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Social action.

Poor women.

Low-income mothers.

Low-income housing.

Feminism.

Genre:

Lectures.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (60 minutes)

Other Title:

Low-income resistance

Place of Publication:

University Park, IL : Governors State University, 1993.

Language Note:

In English.

System Details:

video file

Summary:

Examines how women in low-income situations have resisted traditional stereotyping to become a force for social action. Activists for social change at Wentworth Gardens - a low-rise public housing development in Chicago - share success stories on lifestyle improvements they have realized as a result of social action. Advice and organizational tactics are offered. Interviews: Activists at Wentworth Gardens, Chicago: Hallie Amey, President of the Resident Management Council; Beatrice Harris, President of the Local Advisory Council and Board Member of the Resident Management Council; Andrea Henley, Director of the Boys and Girls Club; and Susan Stall, Assistant Professor of Sociology and Women's Studies (Northeastern Illinois University).

Notes:

Title from resource description page (viewed January 14, 2021).

OCLC:

1237666566