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In the WOMEN IN THE POLITICAL ECONOMY series, this book analyses the dramatic developments in the lives of contemporary Southern women. Case studies portray women's diverse circumstances, from rural African women taking on new roles as community builders to female textile workers contending with automation and reorganization of the mills.
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Acknowledgments Introduction Part I: Engendering History 1. The Social Relations of Southern Women Barbara Ellen Smith 2. Transgressions in Race and Place: The Ubiquitous Native Grandmother in America's Cultural Memory Darlene Wilson and Patricia D. Beaver 3. "A Good Ol' Woman": Relations of Race and Gender in an Indian Community Patricia B. Lerch Part II: Making a Living 4. Race, Class, and Intimacy in Southern Households: Relationships Between Black Domestic Workers and White Employers Mahnaz Kousha 5. Women, Restructuring, and Textiles: The Increasing Complexity of Subordination and Struggle in a Southern Community Cynthia D. Anderson and Michael D. Schulman 6. A Coalfield Tapestry: Weaving the Socioeconomic Fabric of Women's Lives Ann M. Oberhauser and Anne-Marie Turnage Part III: Sustaining Communities 7. Finding a Voice: Latinas in the South Lorida C. Velazquez 8. Doing Good While Doing Well: Professional Black Women in the Mississippi Delta Cynthia M. Duncan, Margaret M. Walsh, and Gemma Beckley 9. Holding Hands: An American Stuggle for Community Carol Stack 10. Women and Revolutionary Relations; Community-Building in Appalachia Monica Kelly Appleby Part IV: Changing Possibilities in the Global South 11. Gender, Race and Place: Confounding Labor Activism in Central Appalachia Sally Ward Maggard 12. Southern Women and Southern Borders on the Move: Tennessee Workers Explore the New International Division of Labor Fran Ansley and Susan Williams 13. What's Sex Got to Do with It, Y'All? Mab Segrest About the Contributors Index
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Analyzes the dramatic developments in the lives of contemporary Southern women. This title include case studies that portray women's diverse circumstances and activities from rural African American women in the Mississippi Delta taking on new roles as community builders to female textile workers in North Carolina.
