Sisters of the yam

Description:

In *Sisters of the Yam*, bell hooks reflects on the ways in which the emotional health of black women has been and continues to be impacted by sexism and racism. Desiring to create a context where black females could both work on their individual efforts for self-actualization while remaining connected to a larger world of collective struggle, hooks articulates the link between self-recovery and political resistance. Both an expression of the joy of self-healing and the need to be ever vigilant in the struggle for equality, *Sisters of the Yam* continues to speak to the experience of black womanhood.

subjects: African American women,  Self-esteem in women,  Mental health,  Self-actualization (Psychology),  Oppression (Psychology),  Afro-American women,  Psychology,  Feminist theory,  Self-help groups,  Racism,  Social conditions,  Love,  African americans, mental health,  Women, mental health,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Feminism & Feminist Theory,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Ethnic Studies / African American Studies,  SOCIAL SCIENCE / Women's Studies,  Noires américaines,  Santé mentale,  Estime de soi chez la femme,  Oppression,  SOCIAL SCIENCE,  Feminism & Feminist Theory,  Ethnic Studies,  African American Studies,  Women's Studies,  Mental illness,  Treatment,  African Americans,  Mental Disorders,  Therapy,  Maladies mentales,  Traitement,  FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS,  Life Stages,  General,  Developmental,  Lifespan Development,  Self Concept,  Women,  Umschulungswerkstätten für Siedler und Auswanderer,  Feminism,  Social Identification

Places: United States