This brief reader can be used as a supplement in Psychology of Women, Psychology of Gender or Women's Studies
courses. It is a perfect shrink-wrap with Crawford/Unger, WOMEN AND GENDER but can also accompany any other Psychology
of Women text. Its flexible organization allows for use in a variety of courses. The book received rave reviews
for its thorough coverage of (and commitment to) the diversity of female experience. Each of the 43 readings is
brief, engaging and fun to read. In Our Own Words is the only psychology of women reader that includes women’s
real personal narratives.
Fully revised and expanded part introductions.
Includes 15 new articles.
Each reading now begins with a short editorial introduction that provides a context for the reading and poses
introductory questions to help the reader get more out of the piece.
Features more cross-cultural, multicultural, and Third Wave feminist voices.
Articles are "first person" accounts of women's experiences such as motherhood, sexuality, body image,
work, relationships, developmental issues, violence against women, and much more.
Features a strong commitment to diversity. Topics include women of different cultures, ethnicities, ages, and
classes. Addresses social problems such as homophobia, racism, sexism, and able-ism.
Includes feminist writers and scholars, such as Gloria Steinem, Anna Quindlen, Ursula LeGuin and many more,
and new pieces from Dorothy Allison, and others.
Many other readers are dry, empirical, and boring. This is the only collection that is dynamic, current, and
fun-to-read.
Table of Contents
Preface
PART I: MAKING OUR VOICES HEARD
Introduction
Mary Whiton Calkins (1863-1930) Fourteenth President of the American Psychological Association
by Laurel Furumoto
Emmy Noether: She Did Einstein’s Math by Mary Crawford
A Word and a Kindness: The Journey of a Black Social Worker by Rosario Ceballo
Claiming the Right to Know: A Personal History by Mary Crawford
Making a Feminist: A Personal History by Rhoda Unger
Women’s Studies: A Struggle for a Better Life by Noemi Alindogan-Medina
A Question of Class by Dorothy Allison
She Learns to Shout by Phoebe Eng
PART II: THE MAKING OF A WOMAN: BODIES, POWER, AND SOCIETY
Introduction
The Story of My Body by Judith Ortiz Cofer
When I Was Growing Up by Nellie Wong
My Left Hand by Ann Rex
"Opening" Faces: The Politics of Cosmetic Surgery and Asian American Women by Eugenia Kaw
I’m Not Fat: I’m Latina by Christy Haubegger
Illness and Imagery: Feminist Cognition, Socialization, and Gender Identity by Nancy Datan
The Other Body: Reflections on Difference, Disability, and Identity Politics by Ynestra King
The Space Crone by Ursula Le Guin
A Vindication of the Rights of Cunt by Jayne Air Celina’s Commitment by Celina Hex
PART III: MAKING MEANING
Introduction
"The Rape" of Mr. Smith Anonymous
If Men Could Menstruate-- by Gloria Steinem Feminist Theory and Standardized Testing by Phyllis
Teitelbaum
Are We Having Sex Yet? by Greta Christina Coping With Rape: Critical Perspectives on
Consciousness by Michelle Fine
Invisibility is an Unnatural Disaster: Reflections of an Asian American Woman by Mitsuye Yamada
The Gender Trap by Sherry Gorelick One Good Mother to Another by Minnie Bruce Pratt
The Hard Part by Kate Bornstein Which Outlaws?: Or, Who Was That Masked Man? by Kate
Bornstein
Virtual Identity by Mocha Jean Herrup
PART IV: MAKING A LIVING: WOMEN, WORK, AND ACHIEVEMENT
Introduction
Life in the Factory by Marie M. B. Racine
Ladies on the Line: Punjabi Cannery Workers in Central California by Marcelle Williams
"With Respect and Feelings": Voices of West Indian Child Care and Domestic Workers in New York
City by Shellee Colen
Two Jobs, Three Kids, and Her 2000-Mile Commute by Mary Crawford
A Daughter’s Story by Jo Ellen Brainin-Rodriguez
An Academic Woman as a Token: A Case Study by Janice D. Yoder
PART V: MAKING A DIFFERENCE
Introduction
Imagine My Surprise by Ellen Neuborne
Confronting Ageism: A MUST for Mental Health by Shevy Healey
Public Talk about Private Parts Virginia Braun in Conversation with Eve Ensler
HUES Magazine: The Making of A Movement by Tali Edut, with Dyann Logwood and Ophira Edut
A Parent’s Story by Vicki Crompton
Rufina Amaya: Survivor of El Mozote by Marigold Best and Pamela Hussey
Widows Fight for Dignity and Unity by Margaret Hooks
