The essays describe ways in which African Americans practice feminism in daily life. The topics include livelihood and career choices, parenting, sexual harassment, reproductive freedom, incest, depression, addiction and healing, community building, and romantic relationships. A…
"The topic of thinking about feminism and feminist theory as functional is very important: students often want to know more about how they can put feminist thinking and politics into action. Having concrete, lived examples of how various people have done so is a real contributio…
"How might ordinary people apply feminist principles to everyday situations? How do feminist ideas affect the daily behaviors and decisions of those who seek to live out the basic idea that women are as fully human as men? This collection of essays uses concrete examples to illu…