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Using data drawn from in-depth, life history interviews of a sample of low-income single mothers in two rural communities in the southern United States, this article explores the stated goals and aspirations of approximately thirty African American single mothers, most of whom are or have been welfare recipients. The article focuses upon the ways these Black women talked about their own goals and aspirations, the impact of motherhood those goals, and their current hopes for their children. The article also explores the potential influence of the availability of educational resources within the counties on these goals. It discusses how the opportunity structures of the communities in which the women live are reproduced through social, economic and political practices that are deeply influenced by race and gender relations.

This article examines the nature and social organization of reproductive labor in the family among African-American, Chinese, and Mexican-American women in the United States during the nineteenth century. A brief description of reproductive labor of white families in colonial America is used as a point of contrast for examining reproductive labor among groups of racial ethnic women. The article pays special attention to the ways in which racial ethnic women's work in maintaining the family becomes a source of resistance to the cultural assaults of the dominant society. The concept of reproductive labor, when applied to women of color, must be modified to account for the fact that labor in the productive sphere was required to achieve even minimal levels of family subistence. Thus, in an historical era when the family roles of middle-class whites had been reshaped by industrialization, driving this group of women into a cult of domesticity, racial ethnic women were struggling with the "double day."

This article examines the nature and social organization of reproductive labor in the family among African-American, Chinese, and Mexican-American women in the United States during the nineteenth century. A brief description of reproductive labor of white families in colonial America is used as a point of contrast for examining reproductive labor among groups of racial ethnic women. The article pays special attention to the ways in which racial ethnic women's work in maintaining the family becomes a source of resistance to the cultural assaults of the dominant society. The concept of reproductive labor, when applied to women of color, must be modified to account for the fact that labor in the productive sphere was required to achieve even minimal levels of family subistence. Thus, in an historical era when the family roles of middle-class whites had been reshaped by industrialization, driving this group of women into a cult of domesticity, racial ethnic women were struggling with the "double day. "

The theme of race, class, and gender as interlocking systems of oppression unites these original essays about the experience of women of color--African Americans, Latinas, Native Americans, and Asian Americans. The contributing scholars discuss the social conditions that simultaneously oppress women of color and provide sites for opposition. Though diverse in their focus, the essays uncover similar experiences in the classroom, workplace, family, prison, and other settings. Working-class women, poor women, and professional women alike experience subordination, restricted participation in social institutions, and structural placement in roles with limited opportunities. How do women survive, resist, and cope with these oppressive structures? Many articles tell how women of color draw upon resources from their culture, family, kin, and community. Others document defenses against cultural assaults by the dominant society--Native American mothers instilling tribal heritage in their children; African American women engaging in community work; and Asian American women opposing the patriarchy of their own communities and the stereotypes imposed by society at large. These essays challenge some of our basic assumptions about society, revealing that experiences of inequality are not only diverse but relational

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Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword: Emerging Intersections-Building Knowledge and Transforming Institutions / Hill Collins, Patricia -- Acknowledgments / Thornton Dill, Bonnie / Enid Zambrana, Ruth -- 1. Critical Thinking about Inequality: An Emerging Lens / Thornton Dill, Bonnie / Enid Zambrana, Ruth -- 2. Entering a Profession: Race, Gender, and Class in the Lives of Black Women Attorneys / Higginbotham, Elizabeth -- 3. The Intersection of Poverty Discourses: Race, Class, Culture, and Gender / Henderson, Debra / Tickamyer, Ann -- 4. Staggered Inequalities in Access to Higher Education by Gender, Race, and Ethnicity / Enid Zambrana, Ruth / MacDonald, Victoria-María -- 5. Developing Policy to Address the Lived Experiences of Working Mothers / Gatta, Mary -- 6. Exploring the Intersections of Race, Ethnicity, and Class on Maternity Leave Decisions: Implications for Public Policy / Manuel, Tiffany / Enid Zambrana, Ruth -- 7. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in the Workforce, Education, and Training under Welfare Reform / Jones-Deweever, Avis / Thornton Dill, Bonnie / Schram, Sanford -- 8. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Early School Leaving (Dropping Out) / Dance, L. Janelle -- 9. Racial, Ethnic, and Gender Disparities in Political Participation and Civic Engagement / Frasure, Lorrie Ann / Williams, Linda Faye -- 10. Intersections, Identities, and Inequalities in Higher Education / Thornton Dill, Bonnie -- 11. Transforming the Campus Climate through Institutions, Collaboration, and Mentoring / Thornton Dill, Bonnie / Enid Zambrana, Ruth / McLaughlin, Amy -- 12. Conclusion: Future Directions in Knowledge Building and Sustaining Institutional Change / Enid Zambrana, Ruth / Thornton Dill, Bonnie -- Contributors -- Index

Frontmatter -- Contents -- Foreword -- Acknowledgments -- 1. Documenting Displacement: An Introduction -- 2. The Research Network -- Section I Receiving communities -- Introduction -- 3. They Call It "Katrina Fatigue": -- 4. The Basement of Extreme Poverty: -- 5. Living through Displacement: -- 6. When Demand Exceeds Supply: -- 7. Katrina Evacuee Reception in Rural East Texas: -- 8. Permanent Temporariness: -- Section II Social networks -- Introduction -- 9. Help from Family, Friends, and Strangers during Hurricane Katrina: -- 10. "We need to get together with each other": -- 11. The Women of Renaissance Village: -- 12. Twice Removed: -- 13. After the Flood: Faith in the Diaspora -- Section III Charting A Path Forward -- Introduction -- 14. Community Organizing in the Katrina Diaspora: -- Author bios -- Index