At the heart of Africa is Congo, a country the size of Western Europe, bordering nine other nations, that since 1996 has been wracked by a brutal and unstaunchable war in which millions have died. And yet, despite its epic proportions, it has received little sustained media atte…
The essays in this volume are contributions to feminist disability studies. The essays constitute an interdisciplinary dialogue regarding the meaning of feminist disability studies and the implications of its insights regarding identity, the body, and experience.
Seventeen essays - both original and reprinted - address continuities, conflicts, and transformations among women's movements in the United States from the early nineteenth century through today. Race, class, and sexuality are explored within histories of women's rights and femi…
