Motherwit

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Publisher : Untreed Reads
ISBN 13 : 1611876370
Total Pages : 95 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (118 download)

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Book Synopsis Motherwit by : Onnie Lee Logan

Download or read book Motherwit written by Onnie Lee Logan and published by Untreed Reads. This book was released on 2013-11-27 with total page 95 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "Motherwit" and "common sense" were the watchwords of Onnie Lee Logan's career as a lay midwife in Mobile County, Alabama. Although she received little formal education, endured the Depression and faced a racist society, Onnie Lee Logan experienced her life as the triumphant fulfillment of a dream to be one of those who could bring babies into the world, as her mother and grandmother had done before her. Her story, told in the soft, now vanishing dialect of the Deep South, is powerful and fascinating oral history. Motherwit follows her life through her work as a servant for a wealthy Mobile family, her troubled marriage during the Depression, and her struggle to become a licensed midwife. We watch as she delivers the babies of both black and white women of Alabama--losing only one baby in 40 years. Onnie Lee Logan's forbearance in the face of the crushing prejudice of the rural South makes inspiring and unforgettable reading. When she passed away in 1995, the New York Times declared her a “folk hero,” and Time called her book “a feminist classic.” Filled with startling drama and profound wisdom, Motherwit is an important contribution to African-American history. "An amazing story. A heroic woman and life after my own heart." Alice Walker "To have told her own story, to have borne this eloquent witness to her life is Onnie Lee Logan's final triumph." Ellen Douglas in the Washington Post Book World "Oral history doesn't come much better than this." Booklist "Beautiful...her passion rings through in every line." Los Angeles Times

Motherwit

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Publisher : Zubaan
ISBN 13 : 9383074450
Total Pages : 194 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (83 download)

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Book Synopsis Motherwit by : Urmila Pawar

Download or read book Motherwit written by Urmila Pawar and published by Zubaan. This book was released on 2013-07-22 with total page 194 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Dalit, a Buddhist and a feminist: Urmila Pawar’s self-definition as all three identities informs her stories about women who are brave in the face of caste oppression, strong in the face of family pressures, defiant when at the receiving end of insult, and determined when guarding their interests and those of their sisters. Using the classic short story form with its surprise endings to great effect, Pawar brings to life strong and clever women who drive the reader to laughter, anger, tears or despair. Her harsh, sometimes vulgar and hard-hitting language subverts another stereotype — that of the soft-spoken woman writer. Pawar’s protagonists may not always be Dalit, and the mood not always one of anger, but caste is never far from the context and informs the subtext of each story. As critic Eleanor Zelliot notes, there is ‘tucked in every story, a note about a Buddhist vihara or Dr Ambedkar.... All her stories come from the Dalit world, revealing the great variety of Dalit life now.’ Published by Zubaan.

Mother Wit, a Guide to Healing & Psychic Development

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ISBN 13 : 9780895943583
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (435 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Wit, a Guide to Healing & Psychic Development by : Diane Mariechild

Download or read book Mother Wit, a Guide to Healing & Psychic Development written by Diane Mariechild and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 180 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written to empower women, this text offers advice on finding ways to creatively heal oppression and pain, and to grow in stength and wisdom. It contains exercises for healing, growth and psychic development, designed to deepen self-knowledge. The book asserts that for humanity to survive, women must come to know their power. It argues that the reader must reclaim those traits which have been traditionally labelled feminine and make them the province of all humanity. As human beings we must uncover the true power and so empower ourselves and all people.

Mother Wit, a Feminist Guide to Psychic Development

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ISBN 13 : 9780895940513
Total Pages : 180 pages
Book Rating : 4.9/5 (45 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Wit, a Feminist Guide to Psychic Development by : Diane Mariechild

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Mother Wit

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Publisher : Dorrance Publishing
ISBN 13 : 1480945501
Total Pages : 213 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (89 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Wit by : Malaika B. Horne, PhD

Download or read book Mother Wit written by Malaika B. Horne, PhD and published by Dorrance Publishing. This book was released on 2018-01-04 with total page 213 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Mother Wit By: Malaika B. Horne, PhD “This book describes in a vivid and poignant manner the remarkable ability of a mid-twentieth century Black woman—living under conditions of Apartheid as practiced in the United States—to overcome harsh and even grotesque societal obstacles, and succeed in rearing six children. That each of them went on to excel in their chosen fields is worthy of serious contemplation. In addition, the reader is provided insight and illumination on still taboo topics such as “colorism” and intra-group violence that engender and nourish self-hate among many in the African American Community. Moreover, the author’s penchant for candor is coupled with a constructive theme of hope and faith in the future.” ~~William M Harvey, PhD, psychologist “This is not just an evocative, at times heart-rending, portrait of an African-American mother but, as well, a colorful depiction of a Mississippi cum St. Louis family grappling with Jim Crow. In well written prose worthy of a cinema production, this book is an instant classic meriting a place on the top shelf alongside Toni Morrison, Alice Walker and Richard Wright.” ~~Gerald Charles Horne, PhD, University of Houston “A moving tribute to a devoted mother whose determination, dedication and strong character allowed her family to breach barriers of race, class and economic want to achieve measurable success. Dr. Horne’s story of a loving mother with a keen intelligence who sacrificed all for her children is touching, inspiring and above all, instructive.” ~~Gwen Moore, curator, Missouri History Museum “Mother Wit is a love letter, first to Horne’s visionary mother Flora and then to the story of imperfect people making their way, together, in an even more horribly imperfect world. This is a story of color, of cruelty, of family and of coming to understand. Horne has written the kind of family history that tells the reader much more than the surface of the story. The lives of her characters, family members across several generations, are built upon the context of racism and all the byproducts thereof. Reading their stories and seeing the strength of Flora and the children she raised, is testament to tenacity and hope.” ~~Faith Sandler, executive director, Scholarship Foundation of St. Louis “Blessed is the mother who inspires her children to have aspirations and shows them the necessary steps to take to make those aspirations a reality. Malaika B. Horne writes, with a captivating style about such a mother, detailing the complex journey to attain seemingly simple goals, with clarity and forthrightness.” ~~Blanche M. Touhill, PhD, chancellor emerita, University of Missouri-St. Louis

Mother Wit from Laughing Barrel

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 9781617034329
Total Pages : 704 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (343 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Wit from Laughing Barrel by : Alan Dundes

Download or read book Mother Wit from Laughing Barrel written by Alan Dundes and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 1973 with total page 704 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

All My Mother's Lovers

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Publisher : Penguin
ISBN 13 : 1524745995
Total Pages : 338 pages
Book Rating : 4.5/5 (247 download)

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Book Synopsis All My Mother's Lovers by : Ilana Masad

Download or read book All My Mother's Lovers written by Ilana Masad and published by Penguin. This book was released on 2020-05-26 with total page 338 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: One of . . . Electric Literature’s "Most Anticipated Debuts of Early 2020" • O, The Oprah Magazine’s "31 LGBTQ Books That'll Change the Literary Landscape in 2020" • Publishers Weekly’s "Spring 2020 Literary Fiction Announcements" • BuzzFeed's "Most Highly Anticipated Books of 2020" • The Millions's "Most Anticipated: The Great First-Half 2020 Book Preview" • The Rumpus's "What to Read When 2020 Is Just Around the Corner" • LGBTQ Reads's "2020 LGBTQAP Adult Fiction Preview: January-June" • Lit Hub’s "Most Anticipated Books of 2020" • BookRiot’s "Must-Read Debut Novels of 2020" • Bitch’s "27 Novels Feminists Should Read in 2020" • Harper’s Bazaar's "14 LGBTQ+ Books to Look For in 2020" • NewNowNext’s "11 Queer Books We Can’t Wait to Read This Spring" • Cosmopolitan's "12 Books You'll Be Dying to Read This Summer" • Salon’s "The Best and Boldest New Must-Read Books for May" • Lambda Literary’s “Most Anticipated LGBTQ Books of May 2020” • The Rumpus's "What to Read When You Want to Celebrate Mothers" "A queer tour-de-force . . . Compelling and astonishing."–Kristen Arnett, author of Mostly Dead Things Intimacy has always eluded twenty-seven-year-old Maggie Krause—despite being brought up by married parents, models of domestic bliss—until, that is, Lucia came into her life. But when Maggie’s mom, Iris, dies in a car crash, Maggie returns home only to discover a withdrawn dad, an angry brother, and, along with Iris's will, five sealed envelopes, each addressed to a mysterious man she’s never heard of. In an effort to run from her own grief and discover the truth about Iris—who made no secret of her discomfort with her daughter's sexuality—Maggie embarks on a road trip, determined to hand-deliver the letters and find out what these men meant to her mother. Maggie quickly discovers Iris’s second, hidden life, which shatters everything Maggie thought she knew about her parents’ perfect relationship. What is she supposed to tell her father and brother? And how can she deal with her own relationship when her whole world is in freefall? Told over the course of a funeral and shiva, and written with enormous wit and warmth, All My Mother's Lovers is the exciting debut novel from fiction writer and book critic Ilana Masad. A unique meditation on the universality and particularity of family ties and grief, and a tender and biting portrait of sex, gender, and identity, All My Mother's Lovers challenges us to question the nature of fulfilling relationships.

African American Midwifery in the South

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Publisher : Harvard University Press
ISBN 13 : 9780674008526
Total Pages : 316 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (85 download)

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Book Synopsis African American Midwifery in the South by : Gertrude Jacinta Fraser

Download or read book African American Midwifery in the South written by Gertrude Jacinta Fraser and published by Harvard University Press. This book was released on 1998-11-30 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In an important contribution to African American studies and anthropology, African American Midwifery in the South brings new voices to the discourse on the hidden world of midwives and birthing.

The Happiest Baby on the Block

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Publisher : Bantam
ISBN 13 : 0307485803
Total Pages : 250 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis The Happiest Baby on the Block by : Harvey Karp, M.D.

Download or read book The Happiest Baby on the Block written by Harvey Karp, M.D. and published by Bantam. This book was released on 2008-11-19 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for expecting parents who want to provide a soothing home for the newest member of their family, The Happiest Baby on the Block, the national bestseller by respected pediatrician and child development expert Dr. Harvey Karp, is a revolutionary method for calming a crying infant and promoting healthy sleep from day one. In perhaps the most important parenting book of the decade, Dr. Harvey Karp reveals an extraordinary treasure sought by parents for centuries --an automatic “off-switch” for their baby’s crying. No wonder pediatricians across the country are praising him and thousands of Los Angeles parents, from working moms to superstars like Madonna and Pierce Brosnan, have turned to him to learn the secrets for making babies happy. Never again will parents have to stand by helpless and frazzled while their poor baby cries and cries. Dr. Karp has found there IS a remedy for colic. “I share with parents techniques known only to the most gifted baby soothers throughout history …and I explain exactly how they work.” In a innovative and thought-provoking reevaluation of early infancy, Dr. Karp blends modern science and ancient wisdom to prove that newborns are not fully ready for the world when they are born. Through his research and experience, he has developed four basic principles that are crucial for understanding babies as well as improving their sleep and soothing their senses: ·The Missing Fourth Trimester: as odd as it may sound, one of the main reasons babies cry is because they are born three months too soon. ·The Calming Reflex: the automatic reset switch to stop crying of any baby in the first few months of life. ·The 5 “S’s”: the simple steps (swaddling, side/stomach position, shushing, swinging and sucking) that trigger the calming reflex. For centuries, parents have tried these methods only to fail because, as with a knee reflex, the calming reflex only works when it is triggered in precisely the right way. Unlike other books that merely list these techniques Dr. Karp teaches parents exactly how to do them, to guide cranky infants to calm and easy babies to serenity in minutes…and help them sleep longer too. ·The Cuddle Cure: the perfect mix the 5 “S’s” that can soothe even the most colicky of infants. In the book, Dr. Karp also explains: What is colic? Why do most babies get much more upset in the evening? How can a parent calm a baby--in mere minutes? Can babies be spoiled? When should a parent of a crying baby call the doctor? How can a parent get their baby to sleep a few hours longer? Even the most loving moms and dads sometimes feel pushed to the breaking point by their infant’s persistent cries. Coming to the rescue, however, Dr. Karp places in the hands of parents, grandparents, and all childcare givers the tools they need to be able to calm their babies almost as easily as…turning off a light. From the Hardcover edition.

An Introduction to Research for Midwives

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Publisher : Elsevier Health Sciences
ISBN 13 : 0702045926
Total Pages : 260 pages
Book Rating : 4.7/5 (2 download)

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Book Synopsis An Introduction to Research for Midwives by : Colin Rees

Download or read book An Introduction to Research for Midwives written by Colin Rees and published by Elsevier Health Sciences. This book was released on 2011-04-11 with total page 260 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This title is now available under ISBN 9780702051654. Struggling to understand the language of research? Need to understand the basic principles and processes of research? Do you find it difficult to know how to apply research to clinical practice? This third edition of Introduction to Research for Midwives is the answer! In simple language, it explains the world of research both for those who must use it as part of evidence-based practice and those undertaking research. The content is particularly student-friendly and provides clear guidelines on critiquing research articles and producing successful reviews of the literature, with many tips on producing assignments that really work. All midwives and other health professionals will find this book invaluable in applying research to their own practice. No prior knowledge of research needed Written in a simple, practical style Applied to the context of evidence-based practice Comprehensive glossary of research terms Quantitative and qualitative research approaches clarified and illustrated Time-saving study skills highlighted Key points summaries for quick revision Clear emphasis on evidence-based practice All chapters include new material Major chapters extensively rewritten Up-to-date references and examples New research techniques included Glossary updated and simplified

Mother Wit

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Publisher : Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers
ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 276 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 ( download)

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Book Synopsis Mother Wit by : Ronnie W. Clayton

Download or read book Mother Wit written by Ronnie W. Clayton and published by Peter Lang Incorporated, International Academic Publishers. This book was released on 1990 with total page 276 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The Federal Writers' Project, created during the Great Depression of the 1930s, hired unemployed white collar workers to write guidebooks to each state and major city. Some projects interviewed former slaves. Although these slave narratives have been published, those of the Louisiana Writers' Project have lain dormant for almost fifty years. For the first time these narratives appear in print. They provide a graphic and moving portrait of life during and after slavery. The narrators describe punishment, marriage, religion, food, medical treatment and cures, funerals, war, education, witchcraft, spirits, and other subjects. The fascinating story that emerges is one that no novelist could contrive nor historian construe. Voices once mute, pens once stilled, leap to life. For it is their story - those former slaves, and their work - those members of the LWP - their most enduring legacy.

The Politics of (M)Othering

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Publisher : Routledge
ISBN 13 : 1134774370
Total Pages : 266 pages
Book Rating : 4.1/5 (347 download)

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Book Synopsis The Politics of (M)Othering by : Obioma Nnaemeka

Download or read book The Politics of (M)Othering written by Obioma Nnaemeka and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2005-08-04 with total page 266 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This collection is a study of African literature framed by the central, and multi-faceted, idea of 'mother' - motherland, mothertongue, motherwit, motherhood, mothering - looking at the paradoxical location of (m)other as both central and marginal. Whilst the volume stands as a sustained feminist analysis, it engages feminist theory itself by showing how issues in feminism are, in African literature, recast in different and complex ways.

Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit

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Publisher : Praeger
ISBN 13 : 0313288682
Total Pages : 0 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (132 download)

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Book Synopsis Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit by : Arvilla Payne-Jackson

Download or read book Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit written by Arvilla Payne-Jackson and published by Praeger. This book was released on 1993-09-30 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book combines historical biography with a focus on the role of the practitioner in the folk health-care system, and ethnobotany, including a description of the active ingredients of the herbs used in African American herbal medicine. The contributions of European Colonial, American Indian, and African practices to the development of contemporary African American folk medicine are discussed. In addition to showing John Lee's approach to folk medicine, the volume provides descriptions and illustrations of the main herbs used. Folk Wisdom and Mother Wit provides a basic historical framework and background to the continuing viability of a folk medical system based on a pluralism combining biomedicine and traditional health care. As such, it will be of value to scholars and students of medical anthropology as well as Black Studies.

Delivered by Midwives

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Publisher : Univ. Press of Mississippi
ISBN 13 : 149681892X
Total Pages : 188 pages
Book Rating : 4.4/5 (968 download)

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Book Synopsis Delivered by Midwives by : Jenny M. Luke

Download or read book Delivered by Midwives written by Jenny M. Luke and published by Univ. Press of Mississippi. This book was released on 2018-10-04 with total page 188 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Winner of the 2019 American Association for the History of Nursing Lavinia L. Dock Award for Exemplary Historical Research and Writing in a Book “Catchin’ babies” was merely one aspect of the broad role of African American midwives in the twentieth-century South. Yet, little has been written about the type of care they provided or how midwifery and maternity care evolved under the increasing presence of local and federal health care structures. Using evidence from nursing, medical, and public health journals of the era; primary sources from state and county departments of health; and personal accounts from varied practitioners, Delivered by Midwives: African American Midwifery in the Twentieth-Century South provides a new perspective on the childbirth experience of African American women and their maternity care providers. Author Jenny M. Luke moves beyond the usual racial dichotomies to expose a more complex shift in childbirth culture, revealing the changing expectations and agency of African American women in their rejection of a two-tier maternity care system and their demands to be part of an inclusive, desegregated society. Moreover, Luke illuminates valuable aspects of a maternity care model previously discarded in the name of progress. High maternal and infant mortality rates led to the passage of the Sheppard-Towner Maternity and Infancy Protection Act in 1921. This marked the first attempt by the federal government to improve the welfare of mothers and babies. Almost a century later, concern about maternal mortality and persistent racial disparities have forced a reassessment. Elements of the long-abandoned care model are being reincorporated into modern practice, answering current health care dilemmas by heeding lessons from the past.

Ain't Gonna Lay My 'ligion Down

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Publisher : Univ of South Carolina Press
ISBN 13 : 9781570031090
Total Pages : 160 pages
Book Rating : 4.0/5 (31 download)

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Book Synopsis Ain't Gonna Lay My 'ligion Down by : Alonzo Johnson

Download or read book Ain't Gonna Lay My 'ligion Down written by Alonzo Johnson and published by Univ of South Carolina Press. This book was released on 1996 with total page 160 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This text examines how African Americans have created distinctive forms of religious expression. Contributors explore the degree to which newly imported slaves preserved their African spiritual heritage whilst meshing it with Western symbols and theological claims.

Mother

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Publisher : Random House
ISBN 13 : 0307496910
Total Pages : 29 pages
Book Rating : 4.3/5 (74 download)

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Book Synopsis Mother by : Maya Angelou

Download or read book Mother written by Maya Angelou and published by Random House. This book was released on 2009-01-21 with total page 29 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Perfect for Mother’s Day, or for any day on which we wish to acknowledge this all-important bond, Mother is an awe-inspiring affirmation of the enduring love that exists in every corner of the globe. With her signature eloquence and heartfelt appreciation, renowned poet and national treasure Maya Angelou celebrates the first woman we ever knew: Mother. “You were always the heart of happiness to me,” she acknowledges in this loving tribute, “Bringing nougats of glee / Sweets of open laughter.” From the beginnings of this profound relationship through teenage rebellion and, finally, to adulthood, where we stand to inherit timeless maternal wisdom, Angelou praises the patience, knowledge, and compassion of this remarkable parent.

Verse and Worse

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ISBN 13 :
Total Pages : 254 pages
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Book Synopsis Verse and Worse by : Harry Graham

Download or read book Verse and Worse written by Harry Graham and published by . This book was released on 1905 with total page 254 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: