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In Women Reshaping Human Rights ,ordinary yet extraordinary women tell their stories, in their own words. Their deeds span continents and have profoundly affected millions worldwide.Readers will meet Vera Laska, who as a teenager joined the resistance against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia; Dai Qing, who fights the Communist Party's grip upon the media and government in the People's Republic of China; and Juana Beatrice Gutierrez and the Mothers of East Los Angeles, who challenge drug dealers and toxic polluters threatening their neighborhood. Professor Bouvard provides a complete biography of every activist. The stage is thus set for each individual, who recounts real-life stories of courage that sadly until now have gone unnoticed. Finally we hear the voices of those who have transformed the quest for human rights. This volume is divided into five sections: Confronting Authoritarian Governments, Struggling with Race and Ethnicity, Seeking Enviromental Justice, Upholding Women's Rights as Human Rights, and Making the World Safe for Childern.
Marguerite Guzm^n Bouvard is a resident scholar with the Women's Studies Program at Brandeis University. She is the author of books in the fields of political science, psychology, women's studies, and poetry.
Chapter 1 Introduction: women Transforming the Battle for Human RightsPart 2 I Confronting Authoritarian GovernmentsChapter 3 Vera LaskaChapter 4 Eva BrantleyChapter 5 Annette Lu Hsiu-LienChapter 6 Dai QingPart 7 II Struggling with Race and EthnicityChapter 8 Daisy L. BatesChapter 9 Hanan Mikhail AshrawiChapter 10 AwiaktaChapter 11 Navanethem PillayPart 12 III Seeking Environmental JusticeChapter 13 Dollie B. BurwellChapter 14 Juana Beatrice Gutiérrez and the Mothers of East Los AngelesChapter 15 Grace ThorpePart 16 IV Upholding Women's Rights as Human RightsChapter 17 Gertrude MongellaChapter 18 Jessica Neuwirth and Equality NowChapter 19 Navanethem PillayChapter 20 Zhu HongPart 21 V Making the World Safe for ChildrenChapter 22 Liv UllmannChapter 23 The International Gathering of Mothers and Women in Struggle
Finally, we hear the voices of those who have transformed the quest for justice.Women Reshaping Human Rights is compelling reading and an essential addition to every women's studies reference shelf and reading list.
