My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the ProfessionsPresents 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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I said , " The kids told me , that if I could kiss my elbow , I would turn into a boy . " So , you know , in those days , five - year olds are innocent . Nowadays , they tell you how you get babies . But , um , He said , " Baby , why ?
I said , " The kids told me , that if I could kiss my elbow , I would turn into a boy . " So , you know , in those days , five - year olds are innocent . Nowadays , they tell you how you get babies . But , um , He said , " Baby , why ?
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This , in turn , created an artificial incompatibility between career and marriage / family . Some women quietly abided by the rules , and others assessed the situation for what it was in reality - sex discrimination .
This , in turn , created an artificial incompatibility between career and marriage / family . Some women quietly abided by the rules , and others assessed the situation for what it was in reality - sex discrimination .
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She informed the official that her father , who graduated from college at the turn of the century , was also eligible to be invited and the university acted appropriately . Calling administrators ' attention to the facts did not always ...
She informed the official that her father , who graduated from college at the turn of the century , was also eligible to be invited and the university acted appropriately . Calling administrators ' attention to the facts did not always ...
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Table des matières
Nine Narratives | 3 |
African | 65 |
Climbing the Ladder of Success from the | 87 |
Droits d'auteur | |
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| Titre | My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the Professions My Soul is My Own: Oral Narratives of African American Women in the Professions, Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis |
| Auteur | Gwendolyn Etter-Lewis |
| Éditeur | Routledge, 1993 |
| ISBN | 0415905591, 9780415905596 |
| Longueur | 213 pages |
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