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Louisiana Women - Their Lives and Times (Hardcover) Loot Price: R3,279
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Louisiana Women - Their Lives and Times (Hardcover): Shannon Frystak, Mary Farmer-Kaiser

Louisiana Women - Their Lives and Times (Hardcover)

Shannon Frystak, Mary Farmer-Kaiser; Commentary by Janet Allured

Series: Southern Women: Their Lives and Times

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Moving chronologically from the colonial period to the present, this collection of seventeen biographical essays provides a window into the social, cultural, and geographic milieu of women's lives in the state. Within the context of the historical forces that have shaped Louisiana, the contributors look at ways in which the women they profile either abided by prevailing gender norms or negotiated new models of behaviour for themselves and other women. Louisiana Women concludes with an essay that examines women's active responses to problems that emerged in New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina. The women whose absorbing life stories are collected here include Marie Therese Coincoin, who was born a slave but later became a successful entrepreneur, and Oretha Castle Haley, civil rights activist and leader of the New Orleans chapter of CORE. From such well-known figures as author Kate Chopin and Voudou priestess Marie Laveau, to lesser known women such as Cajun musician Cleoma Breaux Falcon, this volume reveals a compelling cross section of historical figures. The women profiled vary by race, class, political affiliation, and religious persuasion, but they all share an unusual grit and determination that allowed them to turn trying circumstances into opportunity. Lively yet rigorous, these essays introduce readers to the courageous, dedicated, and inventive women who have been an essential part of Louisiana's history.

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Imprint: University of Georgia Press
Country of origin: United States
Series: Southern Women: Their Lives and Times
Release date: March 2016
Editors: Shannon Frystak • Mary Farmer-Kaiser
Commentary by: Janet Allured
Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format: Hardcover - Cloth over boards
Pages: 400
ISBN-13: 978-0-8203-4269-6
Categories: Books > Humanities > History > American history > General
Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
Books > Social sciences > Sociology, social studies > Gender studies > Women's studies > General
Books > History > American history > General
Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history
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LSN: 0-8203-4269-6
Barcode: 9780820342696

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