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African American Midwifery in the South: Dialogues of Birth, Race, and Memory
Gertrude Jacinta Fraser
Reviewed by Gwynne L. Jenkins

The American Jezebel: The Uncommon Life of Anne Hutchinson, the Woman Who Defied the Puritans
by Eve LaPlante
Reviewed by T.J. Boisseau

Backlash Against Welfare Mothers: Past and Present
Ellen Reese
Reviewed by Lilyan Kay, MS MPH

Camp All-American, Hanoi Jane, and the High-and-Tight: Gender, Folklore, and Changing Military Culture
Carol Burke
Reviewed by Jillian M. Duquaine-Watson

Homegirls in the Public Sphere
Marie “Keta” Miranda
Reviewed by Ramona Lee Pérez

How Jews Became White Folks & What That Says About Race in America
Karen Brodkin
Reviewed by Salomon Gruenwald

Inside the American Couple: New Thinking, New Challenges
Marilyn Yalom and Laura L. Carstensen (eds.)
Reviewed by Ida Fadzillah

Motherhood Lost: A Feminist Account of Pregnancy Loss in America
Linda L. Layne
Reviewed by Susan E. Bell

Safe Haven: The Story Of A Shelter For Homeless Women
Rae Bridgman
Reviewed by Karen Coen Flynn

The Teacher’s Body: Embodiment, Authority, & Identity in the Academy
Diane P. Freedman and Martha Stoddard Holmes (eds.)
Reviewed by Susan Racine Passmore


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