From outrage to courage : women taking action for health and justice /

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by Murray, Anne Firth.
[ 01. English Non Fiction ] Published by : Common Courage Press, (Monroe, Me. :) Physical details: xx, 311 p. ; 23 cm. Subject(s): Women in development --Developing countries. | Women's rights --Developing countries. | Women --Health and hygiene --Developing countries. Year : 2008 01. English Non Fiction Item type : 01. English Non Fiction
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Kensington Intermediate Senior High Gender Studies 305.4 MUR Available

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Prologue Darkness and light -- 1 Women's health, poverty, and rights -- 2 From the beginning, a deadly preference -- 3 Childhood: the hope of education and the persistence of discrimination -- 4 Adolescence: change and vulnerability -- . 5 The maternity death road: reproductive and sexual health -- 6 Violence against women: abuse or terrorism? -- 7 Women caught in conflict and refugee situations -- 8 Laboring in a globalized world -- 9 Aging in a man's world -- 10 Turning the world rightside up.