On Second Thought - Learned Women Reflect on Profession, Community, and Purpose

In these dynamic essays, thirteen wise women review their lives for meaning and purpose, striving to integrate both head and heart. They consider how their spiritual paradigms have shaped their vocations as teachers, scholars, guides, mentors, and advocates and how these roles have been integral to their life's work, not merely to their work life.

About the author

Luisa Del Giudice, Ph.D., has taught at UCLA, was founder-director of the Italian Oral History Institute. In 2008 she was named honorary fellow of the American Folklore Society and Cavaliere (knight) of the Republic of Italy.

Summary

In these dynamic essays, thirteen wise women review their lives for meaning and purpose, striving to integrate both head and heart. They consider how their spiritual paradigms have shaped their vocations as teachers, scholars, guides, mentors, and advocates and how these roles have been integral to their life's work, not merely to their work life.

Product details

• Authors: Luisa Del Giudice
• Assisted by: Luisa Del Giudice (Editor), Luisa Del Giudice (Editor)
• Publisher: The University of Utah Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 31.07.2017
• EAN: 9781607815358
• ISBN: 978-1-60781-535-8
• No. of pages: 336
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Sociology > Sociological theories