Women Reshaping Human Rights: How Sixteen Extraordinary Activists are Changing the World: How Extraordinary Activists Are Changing the World - Hardcover

Bouvard Brandeis University; Author Of The Path Through Grief: A Compassionate Guide, Marguerite Guzman

9780842025621: Women Reshaping Human Rights: How Sixteen Extraordinary Activists are Changing the World: How Extraordinary Activists Are Changing the World

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0842025626 ISBN 13: 9780842025621

Publisher: Scholarly Resources Inc.,U.S., 1996

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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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

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

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

From the Author:

A Story of hope!
The women in this book range in age and cultural and ethnic background, but each one of them shows us how we can make a difference in making this world a better place. You will feel inspired and empowered by sharing these women's difficulties and triumphs! When you feel that you cannot make a difference in your situation or life, turn to this book. It's like looking in a mirror because all the women included are ordinary people who rose to the occasion.

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