Grassroots Warriors

Activist Mothering, Community Work, and the War on Poverty

• Author(s): Nancy A. Naples,
• Publisher: Psychology Press
• Pages: 285
• ISBN_10: 0415910242
  ISBN_13: 9780415910248
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Business & Economics / Development / General , Political Science / Public Policy / Social Services & Welfare , Political Science / Political Process / Political Advocacy , Social Science / Feminism & Feminist Theory , Social Science / Sociology / General , Social Science / Women's Studies , Social Science / Gender Studies , Social Science / Poverty & Homelessness , Social Science / Regional Studies ,

Description:... Who are the grassroots warriors on the front lines of the war on poverty? Through in-depth interviews, Nancy Naples presents the voices of over sixty women--African American, Puerto Rican and white European American--who have fought for social and economic justice in the low-income neighborhoods of New York City and Philadelphia. These women, as community workers and activist mothers, contribute vital and often unpaid services to ther communities, offering complex political perspectives and empowering others. Naples reconceptualizes labor, mothering and politics from the standpoint of women committed to work and politically organize on behalf of low income urban communities. Her analysis reveals significant legacies from past social movements, and examines how gender, ethnicity and class influence political consciousness and practice.