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Redemptive memory : women activists and the search for justice /

This book, the culmination of the life's work of noted oral historian Fran Leeper Buss, combines interviews, memoir, theory and analysis to explore the ways in which some women are able to redeem memories of traumatic experiences by going on to become social justice activists.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Buss, Fran Leeper, 1942- (Author)
Other Authors: Davidson, Miriam (writer of foreword.)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Lanham, Maryland : Lexington Books, [2025].
Subjects:
Women > Political activity.
Women political activists.
Memory > Social aspects.
Psychic trauma > Social aspects.
Social justice > Psychological aspects.
Description
Summary:This book, the culmination of the life's work of noted oral historian Fran Leeper Buss, combines interviews, memoir, theory and analysis to explore the ways in which some women are able to redeem memories of traumatic experiences by going on to become social justice activists.
Physical Description:xxiii, 177 pages ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9781666915228
166691522X