The Resource The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
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The item The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Waubonsee Community College.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
- Summary
- "Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves."--Publisher information
- Language
- eng
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 147 pages
- Contents
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- Introduction: The trouble with black women
- Beauty : pretty for a black girl
- Sex : bump and grind
- Marriage : witches, thornbacks, and Sapphires
- Motherhood : between Mammy and a hard place
- Anger : twist and shout
- Strength : precious mettle
- Health : fat, sick, and crazy
- Epilogue: The sisters are alright
- Isbn
- 9781626563513
- Label
- The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America
- Title
- The sisters are alright
- Title remainder
- changing the broken narrative of black women in America
- Statement of responsibility
- Tamara Winfrey Harris
- Subject
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- African American women -- Public opinion
- African American women -- Social conditions
- Public opinion -- United States
- Racism -- United States
- African American women -- Biography
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- United States -- Race relations
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Sexism -- United States
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- "Everyone seems to have an opinion about American black women--they need to get married, change their hair, act like 'ladies,' and so on. Celebrated writer Tamara Winfrey Harris writes a searing account of being a black woman in America and explains why it's time for black women to speak for themselves."--Publisher information
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- Cataloging source
- DLC
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Winfrey Harris, Tamara
- Dewey number
- 305.48/896073
- Index
- index present
- LC call number
- E185.86
- LC item number
- .W5565 2015
- Literary form
- non fiction
- Nature of contents
- bibliography
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- African American women
- African American women
- African American women
- Stereotypes (Social psychology)
- Racism
- Sexism
- United States
- United States
- Public opinion
- Label
- The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
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- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
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- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The trouble with black women -- Beauty : pretty for a black girl -- Sex : bump and grind -- Marriage : witches, thornbacks, and Sapphires -- Motherhood : between Mammy and a hard place -- Anger : twist and shout -- Strength : precious mettle -- Health : fat, sick, and crazy -- Epilogue: The sisters are alright
- Control code
- ocn892890571
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 147 pages
- Isbn
- 9781626563513
- Lccn
- 2015004761
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
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- (Sirsi) i9781626563513
- (OCoLC)892890571
- Label
- The sisters are alright : changing the broken narrative of black women in America, Tamara Winfrey Harris
- Bibliography note
- Includes bibliographical references and index
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
-
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
-
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Contents
- Introduction: The trouble with black women -- Beauty : pretty for a black girl -- Sex : bump and grind -- Marriage : witches, thornbacks, and Sapphires -- Motherhood : between Mammy and a hard place -- Anger : twist and shout -- Strength : precious mettle -- Health : fat, sick, and crazy -- Epilogue: The sisters are alright
- Control code
- ocn892890571
- Dimensions
- 23 cm
- Edition
- First edition.
- Extent
- xiii, 147 pages
- Isbn
- 9781626563513
- Lccn
- 2015004761
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
-
- n
- System control number
-
- (Sirsi) i9781626563513
- (OCoLC)892890571
Subject
- African American women -- Public opinion
- African American women -- Social conditions
- Public opinion -- United States
- Racism -- United States
- African American women -- Biography
- Stereotypes (Social psychology) -- United States
- United States -- Race relations
- United States -- Social conditions -- 1980-
- Sexism -- United States
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