Ann Hannah, My (Un)Remarkable Grandmother: A Psychological Biography

by Betty McLellan

Overview

Ann Hannah was an ordinary, no-nonsense, practical woman. While a constant and caring presence in the life of her granddaughter Betty McLellan, she remained emotionally distant. In an effort to understand her grandmother, Betty has used Ann Hannah's everyday expressions as a starting point to uncover the truth about her life. These words and phrases, heard countless times during Betty's childhood, are the clues to a life that, like those of many working-class women in the early 1900s, was fraught with challenges and difficulties and ignored by historians. Written with a sharp feminist consciousness that displays both compassion and intellect, this astute psychological biography tells the story of a resilient woman who, when placed in circumstances beyond her control, managed to live a good life.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781925581317
Publisher:	Spinifex Press
Publication date:	08/01/2017
Sold by:	INDEPENDENT PUB GROUP - EPUB - EBKS
Format:	eBook
Pages:	150
File size:	911 KB

About the Author

A feminist ethicist and psychotherapist with over 20 years experience, Betty McLellan is the author of Help! I'm Living with a Man Boy, which has been translated into 16 languages. She is also the author of Overcoming Anxiety (1992), Beyond Psychoppression (1995), and Unspeakable: A feminist ethic of speech (2010). With a focus on both the personal and the political, Betty successfully combines her work as a psychotherapist with a broader emphasis on a feminist ethical analysis and activism. She lives in Townsville, North Queensland.

Table of Contents

Acknowledgements Introduction Chapter 1: "'arf a cup" Chapter 2: "I'm a Londoner" Chapter 3: "I never wanted to come (to this country). 'e made me come" Chapter 4: "'e was a wickid man" Chapter 5: "That's my Albert" Chapter 6: "Just get on with it" Conclusion: Ann Hannah's Legacy