In Women Reshaping Human Rights ,ordinary yet extraordinary women tell their stories, in their own words. Their deeds span continents and have profoundly affected millions worldwide.Readers will meet Vera Laska, who as a teenager joined the resistance against the Nazis in Czechoslovakia; Dai Qing, who fights the Communist Party's grip upon the media and government in the People's Republic of China; and Juana Beatrice Gutierrez and the Mothers of East Los Angeles, who challenge drug dealers and toxic polluters threatening their neighborhood. Professor Bouvard provides a complete biography of every activist. The stage is thus set for each individual, who recounts real-life stories of courage that sadly until now have gone unnoticed. Finally we hear the voices of those who have transformed the quest for human rights. This volume is divided into five sections: Confronting Authoritarian Governments, Struggling with Race and Ethnicity, Seeking Enviromental Justice, Upholding Women's Rights as Human Rights, and Making the World Safe for Childern.
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Finally, we hear the voices of those who have transformed the quest for justice.Women Reshaping Human Rights is compelling reading and an essential addition to every women's studies reference shelf and reading list. * Midwest Book Review * A compelling account of the experience of extraordinary contemporary women who have reshaped national and international agendas. . . . The human rights movement can only rejoice for having such defenders and teachers. -- Elsa Stamatopoulou, human rights lawyer, Center for Human Rights, United Nations Bouvard uses the voices of courageous activists to tell a powerful story of the global struggle to expand human rights. A magnificent contribution to our understanding of how determined women can make the world accept universal ideals. -- Robert Pastor, Emory University These are stories of triumph over tyranny, over harassment and abuse, over-at the very least-political and social roadblocks on several continents. Riveting. -- Rose Styron, poet and human rights activist Deeply interesting. . . . Extraordinary acts of courage, compassion and political skill, grew out of the ability to see the relationship between everyday activities and larger political imperatives. These stories both instruct and inspire. -- Mary L. Shanley, Vassar College Thought-provoking and energizing. The activists cover a half century of work in making each woman's part of the world a more just place and joining peoples throughout the world in their efforts to advance more broadly defined human rights * Choice Reviews *
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Marguerite Guzm^n Bouvard is a resident scholar with the Women's Studies Program at Brandeis University. She is the author of books in the fields of political science, psychology, women's studies, and poetry.
Chapter 1 Introduction: women Transforming the Battle for Human Rights
Part 2 I Confronting Authoritarian Governments
Chapter 3 Vera Laska
Chapter 4 Eva Brantley
Chapter 5 Annette Lu Hsiu-Lien
Chapter 6 Dai Qing
Part 7 II Struggling with Race and Ethnicity
Chapter 8 Daisy L. Bates
Chapter 9 Hanan Mikhail Ashrawi
Chapter 10 Awiakta
Chapter 11 Navanethem Pillay
Part 12 III Seeking Environmental Justice
Chapter 13 Dollie B. Burwell
Chapter 14 Juana Beatrice Gutierrez and the Mothers of East Los Angeles
Chapter 15 Grace Thorpe
Part 16 IV Upholding Women's Rights as Human Rights
Chapter 17 Gertrude Mongella
Chapter 18 Jessica Neuwirth and Equality Now
Chapter 19 Navanethem Pillay
Chapter 20 Zhu Hong
Part 21 V Making the World Safe for Children
Chapter 22 Liv Ullmann
Chapter 23 The International Gathering of Mothers and Women in Struggle
