My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the ProfessionsRoutledge, 1993 - 213 pages Presents the lives of early 20th-century African-American women in a unique context - their own words. The women themselves are as extraordinary as the language they use to describe their experiences, at home, university and work. |
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... trying to do ? " I said , " I'm trying to kiss my elbow . " So , he said , " Why are you trying to kiss your elbow ? " I said , " The kids told me , that if I could kiss my elbow , I would turn into a boy . " So , you know , in those ...
... trying to do ? " I said , " I'm trying to kiss my elbow . " So , he said , " Why are you trying to kiss your elbow ? " I said , " The kids told me , that if I could kiss my elbow , I would turn into a boy . " So , you know , in those ...
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... trying to confront a system that would make no exceptions : I would have liked to have stayed another year or two but the person in charge of our system decided that people should retire at sixty - five and I was caught in her decision ...
... trying to confront a system that would make no exceptions : I would have liked to have stayed another year or two but the person in charge of our system decided that people should retire at sixty - five and I was caught in her decision ...
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... trying to establish that it was unusual for most women , especially African Americans , to attend college during that time period . Nevertheless , I felt that it was important for her point of view to prevail . There was at least one ...
... trying to establish that it was unusual for most women , especially African Americans , to attend college during that time period . Nevertheless , I felt that it was important for her point of view to prevail . There was at least one ...
Table des matières
Nine Narratives | 3 |
African | 65 |
Climbing the Ladder of Success from the | 87 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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Expressions et termes fréquents
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