Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-10 with total page 190 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We see their strong, determined faces in uniform. We see their unceasing exhibition of honor and courage while protecting our country. But there is something we don't see: victims of the system--the system with the mission to protect all people of America, including its servicemembers. In Camouflaged Sisters: Silent No More, twelve women strip away all comfort and protection to share the struggles they've faced, not on the battlefield, but instead in places they never expected--in their homes, in their barracks, amongst friends. These are the stories of sexual trauma, domestic violence, depression, post-traumatic stress disorder, and many other dangerous challenges women in the military fight every day. This book gives a voice to the warrior who has suffered in silence, the soldier who has been plagued by pain, and the woman who will no longer stand for injustice but will rise up as a victor and speak her truth.
Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2015-11-02 with total page 220 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Camouflaged Sisters chronicles the courageous path of fourteen women who overcame various internal and external struggles during their military careers. These veterans give open accounts of how they adapted, achieved work-life balance, relied on their faith, and used mentorship as a vital tool in their success pre- and post-military career. Expect to be inspired by black women who fight for our homeland, while simultaneously battling to protect and preserve the assets most important to them. If you're entering, serving or transitioning back into civilian life, this guide is a must read to support you in your honorable journey.
Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters written by Deia R. Aubrey and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters written by Tanya M. Smith US Army (Retired) and published by . This book was released on 2019-08-13 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Camouflaged Sisters Presents Behind the Rank Vol 4 written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2020-08-16 with total page 146 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the fourth installment of the Behind the Rank series, Lila Holley along with 11 new courageous coauthors share stories of their undying commitment to serving their country. Whether motivated by a hope for a new life, the drive to prove herself, or the need to provide, each of these women bravely decided to become service members, unable to predict what challenges lay ahead of them. Throughout their military careers, these women navigated both loving and complicated relationships with their families-defined by blood and the service-that shaped their decisions and drive to succeed. Behind the Rank, Volume 4, is yet another series of heartfelt stories that challenge your perception of what it means to be patriotic and what it means to be a woman. Beyond being Soldiers and Sailors, these women are mothers, sisters, and daughters who have sacrificed their lives to fight for us and for their duty to family.
Download or read book Talk to My Hands written by Marian Olivia Heath Griffin and published by Xlibris Corporation. This book was released on 2020-09-23 with total page 217 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Even though the concept of a black soldier actually being allowed to be a real soldier and go into combat his accomplishments are still often ignored. His/her achievements are still overlooked unless he dies in combat or accomplishes something extremely unusual. The black soldier still suffers adversity and animosity both in wars and in his private life. Our documents are erased or viciously omitted. Yet African American soldiers continually dare to dream of a better life as they fight for justice and equality at home and abroad.
Download or read book Standing Up Against Hate written by Mary Cronk Farrell and published by Abrams. This book was released on 2019-01-08 with total page 208 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Standing Up Against Hate tells the stories of the African American women who enlisted in the newly formed Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps (WAAC) in World War II. They quickly discovered that they faced as many obstacles in the armed forces as they did in everyday life. However, they refused to back down. They interrupted careers and left family, friends, and loved ones to venture into unknown and sometimes dangerous territory. They survived racial prejudice and discrimination with dignity, succeeded in jobs women had never worked before, and made crucial contributions to the military war effort. The book centers around Charity Adams, who commanded the only black WAAC battalion sent overseas and became the highest ranking African American woman in the military by the end of the war. Along with Adams’s story are those of other black women who played a crucial role in integrating the armed forces. Their tales are both inspiring and heart-wrenching. The book includes a timeline, bibliography, and index.
Download or read book Cinderella s Sisters written by Dorothy Ko and published by Univ of California Press. This book was released on 2005-12-12 with total page 390 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The history of footbinding is full of contradictions and unexpected turns. The practice originated in the dance culture of China's medieval court and spread to gentry families, brothels, maid's quarters, and peasant households. Conventional views of footbinding as patriarchal oppression often neglect its complex history and the incentives of the women involved. This revisionist history, elegantly written and meticulously researched, presents a fascinating new picture of the practice from its beginnings in the tenth century to its demise in the twentieth century. Neither condemning nor defending foot-binding, Dorothy Ko debunks many myths and misconceptions about its origins, development, and eventual end, exploring in the process the entanglements of male power and female desires during the practice's thousand-year history. Cinderella's Sisters argues that rather than stemming from sexual perversion, men's desire for bound feet was connected to larger concerns such as cultural nostalgia, regional rivalries, and claims of male privilege. Nor were women hapless victims, the author contends. Ko describes how women—those who could afford it—bound their own and their daughters' feet to signal their high status and self-respect. Femininity, like the binding of feet, was associated with bodily labor and domestic work, and properly bound feet and beautifully made shoes both required exquisite skills and technical knowledge passed from generation to generation. Throughout her narrative, Ko deftly wields methods of social history, literary criticism, material culture studies, and the history of the body and fashion to illustrate how a practice that began as embodied lyricism—as a way to live as the poets imagined—ended up being an exercise in excess and folly.
Download or read book The Trident of Aurelia Inheritance written by Lee Moyer and published by Battle Quest Comics . This book was released on 2023-06-14 with total page 112 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A long-abandoned trident calls out to a drowning woman. As Orianna takes it in her hand, she transforms into a mermaid, and her life changes forever. Hers is a story of ancient sorceries, a cadre of mermaid allies, alien monsters and a massive Leviathan – a story Peter Beagle (The Last Unicorn) calls “enchanting and ominous!”
Download or read book Behind the Rank Volume 5 written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2022-12-31 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Riding the Bus with My Sister written by Rachel Simon and published by HMH. This book was released on 2013-03-05 with total page 352 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A “heartwarming, life-affirming” memoir of a relationship with an intellectually disabled sibling: “Read this book. It might just change your life” (Boston Herald). Beth is a spirited woman with an intellectual disability who lives intensely and often joyfully, and spends most of her days riding the buses in Pennsylvania. The drivers, a lively group, are her mentors; her fellow passengers, her community—though some display less patience or kindness than others. Her sister, Rachel, a teacher and writer, camouflages her emotional isolation by leading a hyperbusy life. But one day, Beth asks Rachel to accompany her on public transportation for an entire year—and Rachel accepts. This wise, funny, deeply affecting book is the chronicle of that remarkable time, as Rachel learns how to live in the moment, how to pay attention to what really matters, how to change, how to love—and how to slow down and enjoy the ride. Weaving in anecdotes and memories of terrifying maternal abandonment, fierce sisterly loyalty, and astonishing forgiveness, Rachel Simon brings to light a world that is almost invisible to many people, finds unlikely heroes in everyday life, and, without sentimentality, wrestles with her own limitations and portrays Beth as the endearing, feisty, independent person she is. “With tenderness and fury, heartbreak and acceptance . . . Simon comes to the inescapable conclusion that we are all riders on the bus, and on the bus we are all the same.” —Jacquelyn Mitchard, author of The Deep End of the Ocean
Download or read book Persecution written by LaChelle Parker and published by WestBow Press. This book was released on 2017-03-09 with total page 466 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Khristy Monzel finds herself being held captive by a megalomaniac for being a Christian woman who refuses to denounce her faith. She wants to teach Gods message of love and forgiveness to all, but finds herself struggling to practice what she preaches when she becomes a pawn in an evil power struggle for control of a nation. Her faith and devotion will be tested in ways she never imagined. Khris will have to lean on her knowledge of the Bible and her trust in God. Marked for extinction, she wrestles with her faith and the one who wants to break her.
Download or read book En Gendering the War on Terror written by Kim Rygiel and published by Routledge. This book was released on 2016-03-03 with total page 250 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The war on terror has been raging for many years now, and subsequently there is a growing body of literature examining the development, motivation and effects of this US-led aggression. Virtually absent from these accounts is an examination of the central role that gender, race, class and sexuality play in the war on terror. This lack of attention reflects a continued resistance by analysts to acknowledge and engage identity-related social issues as central elements within global politics. As this conflict spreads and deepens, it is more important than ever to examine how diverse international actors are using the war on terror as an opportunity to reinforce existing gendered, raced, classed and sexualized inter/national relations. This book examines the official war stories being told to the international community about why and against whom the war on terror is being waged. The book will benefit students, scholars and practitioners in the areas of international relations, women's studies and cultural studies.
Download or read book Behind The Rank written by Lila Holley and published by . This book was released on 2019-05-20 with total page 198 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: We all know that bearing the obligations of others can often be burdensome. Yet, there is a unique breed of women who have proudly accepted that call. These women--whether they were running toward validation or running from a life worth leaving behind to create a new one--enlisted in the military, remained resilient, and are now sharing their stories. In Behind the Rank, Volume 3, Lila Holley and 19 coauthors delve into what it truly means to accept the duty to serve, despite the challenges. The pages of this narrative hold accounts from courageous military women. You will see how they endured a myriad of obstacles, from sexual assault to mental health challenges, to become shining examples of leaders dedicated to their duty to serve. Their triumphs will encourage you to courageously serve--your family, your Troops, your country, and yourself--no matter the odds.
Download or read book The Religious History of American Women written by Catherine A. Brekus and published by Univ of North Carolina Press. This book was released on 2009-11-13 with total page 351 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: More than a generation after the rise of women's history alongside the feminist movement, it is still difficult, observes Catherine Brekus, to locate women in histories of American religion. Mary Dyer, a Quaker who was hanged for heresy; Lizzie Robinson, a former slave and laundress who sold Bibles door to door; Sally Priesand, a Reform rabbi; Estela Ruiz, who saw a vision of the Virgin Mary--how do these women's stories change our understanding of American religious history and American women's history? In this provocative collection of twelve essays, contributors explore how considering the religious history of American women can transform our dominant historical narratives. Covering a variety of topics--including Mormonism, the women's rights movement, Judaism, witchcraft trials, the civil rights movement, Catholicism, everyday religious life, Puritanism, African American women's activism, and the Enlightenment--the volume enhances our understanding of both religious history and women's history. Taken together, these essays sound the call for a new, more inclusive history. Contributors: Ann Braude, Harvard Divinity School Catherine A. Brekus, University of Chicago Divinity School Anthea D. Butler, University of Rochester Emily Clark, Tulane University Kathleen Sprows Cummings, University of Notre Dame Amy Koehlinger, Florida State University Janet Moore Lindman, Rowan University Susanna Morrill, Lewis and Clark College Kristy Nabhan-Warren, Augustana College Pamela S. Nadell, American University Elizabeth Reis, University of Oregon Marilyn J. Westerkamp, University of California, Santa Cruz
Download or read book Citizen Moore written by Roger Rapoport and published by RDR Books. This book was released on 2007 with total page 316 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Investigative reporter Roger Rapoport interviewed over 200 people who played key roles in Michael Moore's life, from the nuns at his boyhood Catholic school to Ralph Nader and other employers - not to mention a seven-foot chicken! For the first time this definitive biography traces the untold story of the 30 years of struggles and failures that led to the "overnight" success of this quintessential late bloomer.
