For Crying Out Loud: Women's Poverty in the United States

Paperback
$22
BN.com price
Marketplace (New and Used)
from
$1.99
$22.00 List Price (Save 91%)
All (28)  
Used (19)  
New (9)  
Close
Sort by
Page 1 of 3
Showing 1 – 10 of 28 (3 pages)
$1.99
(Save 91%)
Seller since 2006

Feedback rating:

(10413)

Condition:

New — never opened or used in original packaging.

Like New — packaging may have been opened. A "Like New" item is suitable to give as a gift.

Very Good — may have minor signs of wear on packaging but item works perfectly and has no damage.

Good — item is in good condition but packaging may have signs of shelf wear/aging or torn packaging. All specific defects should be noted in the Comments section associated with each item.

Acceptable — item is in working order but may show signs of wear such as scratches or torn packaging. All specific defects should be noted in the Comments section associated with each item.

Used — An item that has been opened and may show signs of wear. All specific defects should be noted in the Comments section associated with each item.

Refurbished — A used item that has been renewed or updated and verified to be in proper working condition. Not necessarily completed by the original manufacturer.

Good
Standard used condition.

Ships from: Baltimore, MD

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$1.99
(Save 91%)
Seller since 2009

Feedback rating:

(3923)

Condition: Good
Book shows a small amount of wear to cover and binding. Some pages show signs of use. Sail the Seas of Value

Ships from: Windsor, CT

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$2.22
(Save 90%)
Seller since 2010

Feedback rating:

(3285)

Condition: Very Good

Ships from: Lakewood, WA

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$2.80
(Save 87%)
Seller since 2005

Feedback rating:

(95)

Condition: Good
1999 Trade paperback Good. No dust jacket as issued. Ex-library. Signed by previous owner. ex-library book Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 414 p. Audience: General/trade.

Ships from: luxemburg, WI

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$2.99
(Save 86%)
Seller since 2008

Feedback rating:

(280)

Condition: Good
Paperback Good Little rough from use.

Ships from: Cedar Hill, TN

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$3.25
(Save 85%)
Seller since 2010

Feedback rating:

(3)

Condition: Very Good
1999 Trade paperback Very good. No dust jacket as issued. Cover and first couple of pages show some wear, but the rest is like new. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 414 p. ... Audience: General/trade. Private family collection; fast safe shipping. Read more Show Less

Ships from: Mercer Island, WA

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$3.39
(Save 85%)
Seller since 2006

Feedback rating:

(50880)

Condition: Good
Former Library book. Shows some signs of wear, and may have some markings on the inside. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase ... benefits world literacy! Read more Show Less

Ships from: Mishawaka, IN

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$3.39
(Save 85%)
Seller since 2006

Feedback rating:

(50880)

Condition: Very Good
Great condition for a used book! Minimal wear. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Shipped to over one million happy customers. Your purchase benefits world literacy!

Ships from: Mishawaka, IN

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$3.57
(Save 84%)
Seller since 2010

Feedback rating:

(39)

Condition: Very Good

Ships from: Lexington, NC

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
$4.00
(Save 82%)
Seller since 2005

Feedback rating:

(212)

Condition: Good
Cambridge, Massachusetts, U.S.A. 1996 Paper 3rd Paperback Edition Very Good+ in Trade Paperback. No Dustjacket 6 x 8" A solid copy; 1 page has highlighting in text; ... ----------SATISFACTION GUARANTEED---------FAST, COURTEOUS SERVICE------ Read more Show Less

Ships from: Kettering, OH

Usually ships in 1-2 business days

  • Canadian
  • International
  • Standard, 48 States
  • Standard (AK, HI)
  • Express, 48 States
  • Express (AK, HI)
Page 1 of 3
Showing 1 – 10 of 28 (3 pages)
Close
Sort by

Overview

For Crying Out Loud brings together the words of welfare mothers, activist, and advocates, as well as scholars, in a poignant and powerful challenge to the impoverishment of women. Includes essays by Frances Fox Piven, Randy Albelda, Nancy Fraser, Betty Reid Mandell, and Mimi Abramovitz.
See more details below
Sending request ...

Overview

For Crying Out Loud brings together the words of welfare mothers, activist, and advocates, as well as scholars, in a poignant and powerful challenge to the impoverishment of women. Includes essays by Frances Fox Piven, Randy Albelda, Nancy Fraser, Betty Reid Mandell, and Mimi Abramovitz.

Product Details

  • ISBN-13: 9780896085299
  • Publisher: South End Press
  • Publication date: 7/1/1999
  • Edition number: 2
  • Pages: 414
  • Lexile: 1330L (what's this?)
  • Series: Women's Studies
  • Product dimensions: 5.40 (w) x 8.40 (h) x 0.90 (d)

Table of Contents

Preface: Still Crying Out Loud
Out of the Frying Pan: Reflections of a Former Welfare Recipient 9
Why Mother Slapped Me 13
To a Single Mother 17
If We Could, We Would Be Someplace Else 23
Media Lies: Media, Public Opinion, and Welfare 29
A Hole in My Soul: Experiences of Homeless Women 41
Gimme Shelter: Battering and Poverty 57
How the U.S. Economy Creates Poverty and Inequality 67
It's a Family Affair: Women, Poverty, and Welfare 79
Beyond the "Normal Family": A Cultural Critique of Women's Poverty 87
Bearing Witness to Teen Motherhood: The Politics of Violations of Girlhood 107
Family Matters, Work Matters? Poverty Among Women of Color and White Women 121
Working in America: The Female Immigrant Experience 141
Working Your Fingers to the Bone 151
Finding Voice: Building Beyond Community at Survival News 163
Women and the State: Ideology, Power, and Welfare 183
We "Don't" All Agree That Welfare Has Failed 201
We're All Workers: Why Can't We Talk? 209
Welfare: The Basement of the Wage Scale 215
Women and Public Employment Programs: What Has Worked, What Has Not, and What Is Needed 223
The Genealogy of Dependency: Tracing a Keyword of the U.S. Welfare State 235
For Better and For Worse: Women Against Women in the Welfare State 269
Dependent on the Kindness of Strangers: The Issues Behind "Welfare Reform" 287
Together We Are Getting Freedom 295
Welfare: What It's Not 307
Welfare Rights Organizing Saved My Life 313
Recognizing Mother Heroes 327
Now Is the Time: Mainstream Feminism's Statements on Welfare Rights 337
Colleges Can Help Women in Poverty 341
Why Every Woman in America Should Beware of Welfare Cuts 349
Speaking For Ourselves: A Lifetime of Welfare Rights Organizing 355
Apologies Don't Help 367
Punishing People Out of Poverty: Jobs, Welfare, and Community Change 369
About the Contributors 391
Pass the Ammunition: The Best Sources For Crying Out Loud 399
Knowing the Enemy: The Best Sources For Reading About the Right 401
Index 403

Customer Reviews

Be the first to write a review
( 0 )

Rating Distribution

5 Star

(0)

4 Star

(0)

3 Star

(0)

2 Star

(0)

1 Star

(0)

Your Rating:

Your Name: Create a Pen Name or Leave Anonymously

Barnes & Noble.com Review Rules

Our reader reviews allow you to share your comments on titles you liked, or didn't, with others. By submitting an online review, you are representing to Barnes & Noble.com that all information contained in your review is original and accurate in all respects, and that the submission of such content by you and the posting of such content by Barnes & Noble.com does not and will not violate the rights of any third party. Please follow the rules below to help ensure that your review can be posted.

Reviews by Our Customers Under the Age of 13

We highly value and respect everyone's opinion concerning the titles we offer. However, we cannot allow persons under the age of 13 to have accounts at BN.com or to post customer reviews. Please see our Terms of Use for more details.

What to exclude from your review:

Please do not write about reviews, commentary, or information posted on the product page. If you see any errors in the information on the product page, please send us an email.

Reviews should not contain any of the following:

  • - HTML tags, profanity, obscenities, vulgarities, or comments that defame anyone
  • - Time-sensitive information such as tour dates, signings, lectures, etc.
  • - Single-word reviews. Other people will read your review to discover why you liked or didn't like the title. Be descriptive.
  • - Comments focusing on the author or that may ruin the ending for others
  • - Phone numbers, addresses, URLs
  • - Pricing and availability information or alternative ordering information
  • - Advertisements or commercial solicitation

Reminder:

  • - By submitting a review, you grant to Barnes & Noble.com and its sublicensees the royalty-free, perpetual, irrevocable right and license to use the review in accordance with the Barnes & Noble.com Terms of Use.
  • - Barnes & Noble.com reserves the right not to post any review -- particularly those that do not follow the terms and conditions of these Rules. Barnes & Noble.com also reserves the right to remove any review at any time without notice.
  • - See Terms of Use for other conditions and disclaimers.
Search for Products You'd Like to Recommend

Recommend other products that relate to your review. Just search for them below and share!

Create a Pen Name

Your Pen Name is your unique identiy on BN.com. It will appear on the reviews you write and other website activities. Your Pen Name cannot be edited, changed or deleted once submitted.

Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously

We're sorry, but penname is already taken.

Please select one of the following:
Your Pen Name can be any combination of alphanumeric characters (plus - and _), and must be at least two characters long.

Continue Anonymously

penname is available!

By visiting the BN.com website or marking a purchase on BN.com, a User is deemed to have accepted the Terms of Use.

Continue Anonymously

Welcome, penname

You have successfully created your Pen Name. Start enjoying the benefits of the BN.com Community today.


If you find inappropriate content, please report it to Barnes & Noble
Why is this product inappropriate?
Comments (optional)
500 character limit