Women in Africa and the African diaspora : a reader / edited by Rosalyn Terborg-Penn and Andrea Benton Rushing.
| Other author | Terborg-Penn, Rosalyn. |
| Other author | Rushing, Andrea Benton. |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 2nd ed. |
| Publication Info | Washington, DC : Howard University Press, 1996. |
| Description | xxvi, 286 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Subjects |
| Contents | African feminism: a worldwide perspective / Filomina Chioma Steady -- African feminism: a theoretical approach to the history of women in the African diaspora / Rosalyn Terborg-Penn -- Anthropological research methods for the study of black women in the Caribbean / A. Lynn Bolles -- Psychological research methods: women in the African diaspora / Saundra Murray Nettles -- The "status of women" in indigenous African societies / Niara Sudarkasa -- African-American women missionaries confront the African way of life / Sylvia M. Jacobs -- Privilege without power: women in African cults and churches / Bennetta Jules-Rosette -- On becoming a feminist: learning from Africa / Andrea Benton Rushing -- Extended family involvement of urban Kenyan professional women / Harriette Pipes McAdoo and Miriam K. Were -- Women field workers in Jamaica during slavery / Lucille Mathurin Mair -- To be gifted, female, and black / Darlene Clark Hine -- God's divas: women singers in African-American poetry / Andrea Benton Rushing -- The Feast of Good Death: an Afro-Catholic emancipation celebration in Brazil / Sheila S. Walker -- Slavery and women in Africa and the diaspora / Rosalyn Terborg-Penn -- The black female presence in black Francophone literature / Karen Smyley Wallace -- Images of black women in New World literature: a comparative approach / Martha K. Cobb -- Afra-Hispanic writers and feminist discourse / Miriam DeCosta-Willis -- African diaspora women: the making of cultural workers / Bernice Johnson Reagon. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| LCCN | 96046285 |
| ISBN | 0882581945 |
Availability
| Library | Location | Call Number | Status | Item Actions |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Joyner | General Stacks | HQ1787 .W65 1996 | ✔ Available | Place Hold |