Résultats pour "Aura" dans Femmes

La première femme noire africaine à devenir proviseure dans un lycée parisien raconte le racisme au quotidien. "Je suis suédoise." Tout sourire, je laisse fuser cette réponse ironique chaque fois que l'on me questionne sur mes origines. C'est-à-dire constamment ! Aujourd'hui proviseure d'un lycée parisien, première femme noire africaine à un tel poste dans la capitale, j'échappe rarement à cet interrogatoire absurde. D'où viens-je ? Suis-je française, et si oui depuis quand ?

Hillary Leftwich weaves together the stories of her life to create startlingly raw memories that are both personal and profoundly universal. She explores the devastating impact of patriarchy in her own life while searching for answers in witchcraft, womanhood, and motherhood. Urgently portrayed and deeply felt, Aura is a complex tapestry. Her story is a vivid confrontation against an unforgiving world that traps women and children in the systems meant to save them. This is a story for seekers, searchers, and anyone in the process of saving themselves and their loved ones.

In this inspiring memoir, a former female Marine platoon leader recalls the wars she has fought—on the playing field, the battlefield, and inside her own soul—revealing how overcoming the harrowing circumstances in her life helped her ultimately redefine what it means to be strong and what...