Portraits of Women Living with HIV
Author: River Huston
Secondary Author: Mary Berridge
ISBN: 9780762402441
She could be your mother, your sister, your neighbor, your colleague. She's just like anyone you know, except she's living with HIV. The women portrayed in this profoundly moving volume of essays and photographs speak openly about their feelings and their hopes, while conveying what it is like to be, in the author's words, "a woman living with a disease that provokes anger, hatred and denial, yet somehow inspires in us equal measures of compassion, faith, and humanity". As Huston, who is HIV positive herself, has written, "like many of the women in this book, I have frequently been misquoted, misunderstood, or censored beyond all recognition. Quite simply, I want these women to tell their remarkable stories".River Huston is a well-known writer, poet, activist, and public speaker on the subject of HIV and AIDS. She has appeared on many television programs, including Good Morning America and Day & Date. She has spoken at numerous public forums, from schools and universities to national a
Publisher: Running Press
Publish Date: 1997-10-01
Subjects: AIDS (Disease) in women, AIDS (Disease) in women/ Patients/ Portraits, Health & Fitness / Women's Health, Health & Fitness / Health Care Issues, Health & Fitness / Diseases / AIDS & HIV, Medical / General, Medical / AIDS & HIV, Photography / Photoessays & Documentaries, Social Science / Women's Studies
This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: HIV/AIDS)