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The Montgomery Bus Boycott and the Women Who Started It This valuable first-hand account of the historic Montgomery Bus Boycott, written by an important, behind-the-scenes organizer, evokes the emotional intensity of the civil rights struggle.—Coretta Scott King
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Rebel Lives: Haydée Santamaría Edited by Betsy Maclean
Woman guerrilla leader in Cuba, whose passion for art and revolution inspired Latin America's cultural renaissance. Santamaría first achieved notoriety by being one of two women who participated in the July 26, 1953 armed attack on the Moncada Garrison that sparked the Cuban revolution. MORE INFO |
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Disposable Domestics: Immigrant Women Workers in the Global Economy By Grace Chang Illegal. Unamerican. Disposable. In a nation with an unprecedented history of immigration, the prevailing image of those who cross our borders in search of equal opportunity—in particular women of color of childbearing age—is that of a drain on society. Grace Chang’s vital account of immigrant women’s experiences proves just the opposite... MORE INFO |
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CD: Revolution in Crawford, Texas Audio-Documentary Produced by KPFK's Page Getz In August 2005, Cindy Sheehan pitched a tent in a ditch down the road from Bush's ranch to protest the loss of her son Casey and the illegal occupation of Iraq.More than ten thousand people showed up including veterans from every war and many more Gold Star families.
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The Origin of the Family, Private Property and the State by Frederick Engels Ever wonder why there is women’s oppression or why we have a system of private property? Engles traces the roots of oppression to the beginning, the historic overthrow of the matriarchy, the formation of the first "states" and the beginning of the first surpluses of food and supplies in human history.
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Rebel Lives: Helen Keller Revolutionary activist, better known for her blindness than her radical social vision. "Poor little blind girl" or dangerous radical? MORE INFO |
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Las Soldaderas Women of the Mexican Revolution Elena Poniatowska The photographs of Las Soldaderas and Elena Poniatowska's remarkable commentary rescue the women of the Mexican Revolution from the dust and oblivion of history. These are the Adelitas and Valentinas celebrated in famous corridos mexicano/as, but whose destiny was much more profound and tragic than the idealistic words of ballads. MORE INFO |
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Compañeras: Latina Lesbians (An Anthology) Expandido en Español
Compiled and Edited by Juanita Ramos
Compañeras speaks with the voices of Latina lesbians ...women who met to speak about what it implies to be both Latina and lesbian in our communities, whether we live in Latin America or the U.S. MORE INFO |
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The Revolution Will Not Be Funded Beyond the Non-Profit Industrial Complex Urgent and visionary, this landmark collection is an unbeholden exposé of the "non-profit industrial complex" and its quietly devastating role in managing dissent. MORE INFO |
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Assata: An Autobiography by Assata Shakur This intensely personal and political autobiography belies the fearsome image of JoAnne Chesimard, a.k.a. Assata Shakur, long projected by the media and the state. MORE INFO |
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Tania: Undercover with Che Guevara in Bolivia Tania is a gripping account of the extraordinary woman who fought and died alongside Che Guevara in Bolivia. As her companero in Cuba, author Ulises Estrada is uniquely placed to provide a candid political biography of a passionate and intelligent young woman, fearlessly dedicated to the liberation of Latin America in the 1960s. MORE INFO |
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Manifesto: Three Classic Essays On How To Change The World If you are curious and open to the life around you, if you are troubled as to why, how and by whom political power is held and used, if you sense there must be good intellectual reasons for your unease, if your curiosity and openness drive you toward wishing to act with others, to "do something," you already have much in common with the writers of the three essays in this book.
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