TITLE

WORKABLE SISTERHOOD: THE POLITICAL JOURNEY OF STIGMATIZED WOMEN WITH HIV/AIDS

AUTHOR(S)
Eilhardt, Lara
PUB. DATE
May 2005
SOURCE
Berkeley Journal of Gender, Law & Justice;2005, Vol. 20, p298
SOURCE TYPE
Academic Journal
DOC. TYPE
Article
ABSTRACT
Presents an overview of the book "Workable Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women with HIV/AIDS," by Michele Tracy Berger. Definition of the politics of intersectional stigma for women of color with HIV/AIDS; Reasons behind the political participation of women with HIV/AIDS; Types of activities that constitute participation for such women; Political and legal conceptions of stigma.
ACCESSION #
17686828

Tags: WORKABLE Sisterhood: The Political Journey of Stigmatized Women With HIV/AIDS (Book);  BERGER, Michele Tracy;  AIDS activists;  WOMEN in politics;  POLITICAL activists;  AIDS awareness

 

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