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OverviewFull Product DetailsAuthor: Peggy Frankland , Susan TuckerPublisher: University Press of Mississippi Imprint: University Press of Mississippi Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.30cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.333kg ISBN: 9781617037726ISBN 10: 1617037729 Pages: 288 Publication Date: 30 April 2013 Audience: Professional and scholarly , Professional & Vocational Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Manufactured on demand  We will order this item for you from a manufactured on demand supplier. Table of ContentsReviewsBy these testimonials, some of the most powerful evidence possible, the book describes a phenomenon--the rise of ordinary-seeming women to courageous and extraordinary achievements.--Oliver A. Houck, author of Taking Back Eden: Eight Environmental Cases That Changed the World and Down on the Batture This highly remarkable book brings us the poignant, untold story of brave frontline activists who rose from their daily routines as homemakers, farmers, and teachers to fight a powerful company spewing toxic waste amidst an unsuspecting citizenry. They were not born to activism; they surprised themselves. But like the first abolitionists and suffragettes, these pioneers began a great awakening to the environmental disaster that remains with us still. A hugely inspiring book to guide us all in the crucial work ahead.--Arlie Hochschild, author of The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times and The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home This highly remarkable book brings us the poignant, untold story of brave frontline activists who rose from their daily routines as homemakers, farmers, and teachers to fight a powerful company spewing toxic waste amidst an unsuspecting citizenry. They were not born to activism; they surprised themselves. But like the first abolitionists and suffragettes, these pioneers began a great awakening to the environmental disaster that remains with us still. A hugely inspiring book to guide us all in the crucial work ahead. --Arlie Hochschild, author of The Outsourced Self: Intimate Life in Market Times and The Second Shift: Working Families and the Revolution at Home Author InformationPeggy Frankland, Sulphur, Louisiana, has served environmentalism in many capacities, notably as president of Calcasieu League for Environmental Action Now (CLEAN) in Lake Charles.|Susan Tucker, New Orleans, Louisiana, is curator of books and records at the Newcomb College Center for Research on Women at Tulane University. She is the author of Telling Memories among Southern Women and editor of New Orleans Cuisine: Fourteen Signature Dishes and Their Histories. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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