{"product_id":"beloved-women-the-political-lives-of-ladonna-harris-and-wilma-mankiller-hardback-9780875803722","title":"Beloved Women; The Political Lives of LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller (Hardback) 9780875803722","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eBeloved Women\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eThe Political Lives of LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eSarah Eppler Janda (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780875803722\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eHardback, published 8 February 2007\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e242 pages\u003cbr\u003e21.6 x 14 x 2.4 cm, 0.907 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eHighly recommended.\u003c\/p\u003e (Choice) \u003cp\u003eJanda offers a pivotal work that documents the contributions of American Indian feminists to politics.\u003c\/p\u003e (Western Historical Quarterly) \u003cp\u003eEnlightening... a thorough examination of the women and their contributions.\u003c\/p\u003e (The Journal of American History)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn an era when minorities struggled for recognition, LaDonna Harris and Wilma Mankiller furthered the interests of Native Americans and forged a new place for women in politics by astutely playing accepted notions about ethnicity and gender to their own advantage. In \u003ci\u003eBeloved Women\u003c\/i\u003e, historian Sarah Eppler Janda examines the public identity these two women created for themselves and how, in turn, their respective identities shaped their political fortunes.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eMoving beyond the conventional role of a 1950s U.S. senator's wife, Harris discovered opportunities to call attention to the inequalities facing Native Americans. A Comanche, Harris founded activist organizations, testified at congressional hearings, and served on scores of federal committees concerning both women and Native Americans. At the same time, by attributing her humanitarian efforts to tribal values, Harris asserted the relevance of Indian beliefs and customs in modern society.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eDuring the heyday of the women's rights movement, Mankiller linked feminist ideas to Cherokee tradition. Indian culture, she asserted, esteems women, as proven by the legendary Beloved Woman who fulfills familial expectations yet also assumes political duties. Mankiller adopted this role when she became the first female chief of the Cherokee Nation in 1985, a position she held for a decade.\u003c\/p\u003e \u003cp\u003eHarris and Mankiller became national leaders, Janda concludes, in large part because their complex persona—Indian and woman—enabled them to challenge social and political norms.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cp\u003eTable of Contents\u003cbr\u003e Acknowledgments\u003cbr\u003e Introduction\u003cbr\u003e Part I: Harris\u003cbr\u003e Chapter One: \"Freddie and the Indian\"\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Two: An Activist in Her Own Right\u003cbr\u003e Part II: Mankiller\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Three: Beloved Woman Politicized\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Four: Tribal Governance and Indian Identity\u003cbr\u003e Part III: Comparison\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Five: Politics and Policy\u003cbr\u003e Chapter Six: The Intersection of Feminism and Indianness\u003cbr\u003e Author's Note\u003cbr\u003e Notes\u003cbr\u003e Selected Bibliography\u003cbr\u003e Index\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Northern Illinois University Press","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52584752939288,"sku":"9780875803722","price":21.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/beloved-women-the-political-lives-of-ladonna-harris-and-wilma-mankiller-hardback-9780875803722","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}