Grassroots Warriors: Activist Mothering, Community Work, and the War on Poverty

by Nancy A. Naples

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Who are the grassroots warriors on the front lines of the war on poverty? Through in-depth interviews, Nancy Naples presents the voices of over sixty women--African American, Puerto Rican and white European American--who have fought for social and economic justice in the low-income neighborhoods of New York City and Philadelphia. These women, as community workers and activist mothers, contribute vital and often unpaid services to ther communities,...

Format:Hardcover

Language:English

ISBN:0415910242

ISBN13:9780415910248

Release Date:August 1998

Publisher:Routledge

Length:286 Pages

Weight:1.37 lbs.

Dimensions:1.0" x 6.2" x 9.3"

Related Subjects

Activism Elections & Political Process Feminist Theory Gay & Lesbian Gender Studies Nonfiction Parenting & Families Political Science Politics & Government Politics & Social Sciences

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