Unsung Heroines

Single Mothers and the American Dream

Author: Ruth Sidel
ISBN: 9780520247727

"This pioneering new study by Ruth Sidel is an education for the nation. Sidel shatters all the old familiar negative myths and harsh stereotypes about single mothers, and gives us instead the unvarnished truth about their diverse lives, their courageous struggles to raise their children, and their genuine family values--values they share with millions of other Americans. Many of the larger patterns Sidel identifies--the constant search for a fair balance between work and family, the endless quest for decent jobs and fair pay and good schools and affordable health care--apply to all families as well. Hopefully, this excellent and eloquent volume will act as a wake-up call, and wiser federal, state, and local policies will enable many, many more of these hard-working mothers to find light at the end of the tunnel. This book offers a unique opportunity for every reader to walk in the shoes of single mothers and help find that light."--Senator Edward M. Kennedy"Ruth Sidel's dramatic life

Publisher: University of California Press
Publish Date: 2006

Subjects: Family & Relationships / Parenting / Motherhood, Family & Relationships / Parenting / Single Parent, History / Americas (North, Central, South, West Indies), Social Science / Anthropology / General, Social Science / Sociology / General, Social Science / Sociology / Marriage & Family

This book is available in the following Community Centers: Women's Center (Location: Parenting)