Evette Dionne
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"For African American women, the fight for the right to vote was only one battle. An eye-opening book that tells the important, overlooked story of black women as a force in the suffrage movement--when fellow suffragists did not accept them as equal partners in the struggle."--Publisher's description.
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A poignant and ruthlessly honest journey through cultural expectations of size, race, and gender - and toward a brighter future - from National Book Award nominee Evette Dionne
My body has not betrayed me, it has continued rebounding against all odds. It is a body that others map their expectations on, but it has never let me down.
In this insightful, funny, and whip-smart book, acclaimed writer Evette Dionne explores the minefields fat Black woman...