Mothering Across Cultures: Postcolonial Representations History | United States | General ; History | African American & Black ; Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American - African American & Black Studies ; Law | Civil Rights their only 'family' their fellow

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Mikki Kendall takes aim at the legitimacy of the modern feminist movement arguing that it has chronically failed to address the needs of all but a few women

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But nothing—and no one—will mess with her life

Mothering Across Cultures: Postcolonial Representations History | United States | General ; History | African American & Black ; Social Science | Ethnic Studies | American - African American & Black Studies ; Law | Civil Rights their only 'family' their fellowBlending the personal and the historical, the practical and the theoretical, Angelita Reyes draws on a wide range of texts from Africa and the African diaspora to establish mothering as a paradigm of progressive feminisms. Reyes creates a comparative dialogue among the fictions of five postcolonial women writers: Toni Morrison, Paule Marshall, Simone Schwarz Bart, Jean Rhys, and Mariama B. Reyes discusses the theme of mothering as a human reality, as