Mother Courage: Letters from Mothers in Poverty at the End of the Century (Penguin politics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0140244700 ISBN 13: 9780140244700

Verlag: Penguin, 1997

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Book by Gowdridge

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Reseña del editor:

This collection of letters was inspired by another that was assimilated in 1915 from members of the Women's Co-operative Guild. It is a unique record of the difficulties experienced by women of the 1990s raising children in difficult and hostile circumstances. These letters are a disturbing reflection of the conditions women must endure today. Despite an improved standard of living in general, the recent dismantling of the welfare system has impoverished an increasing number of mothers, not to mention the persistent problems of sexism, discrimination and domestic violence. Both moving and personal, these letters present a powerful case for swift social change.

Biografía del autor:

Christine Gowdridge is Director of the Maternity Alliance, a leading organisation campaigning for the rights of pregnant women.

A. Susan Williams is a researcher at the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education, University of London.

Margaret Wynn was a founder member of the Maternity Alliance. Her books include Family Policy (Penguin, 1972).

Ann Oakley is Director of the Social Science Research Unit at the Institute of Education.

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• Verlag: Penguin
• Erscheinungsdatum: 1997
• ISBN 10: 0140244700
• ISBN 13: 9780140244700
• Einband: Tapa blanda
• Anzahl der Seiten: 240
• Herausgeber: Gowdridge Christine, Williams Susan, Wynn Margaret