Still I Rise: Tracing Womanhood in World Cultures

The word, "woman" produces many images: a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter- in the mind of everyone in the world. However, as a society, we are yet to know women's role and the space they occupy in the various cultures of the world. Each day, women wade through all fields of struggles with men to make life worth living, yet, the sphere in which a woman can express her femininity is narrow, because it is restricted. Regardless what claims society may hold, the changes that women have experienced in the last 300 hundred years may be phenomenal; nevertheless, they are yet to disrobe themselves from the stereotypical roles placed on them by circumstances surrounding them. Society can be a better place if we could redefine the 'cult of womanhood' and acknowledge royally, the nobility women inhabit." ( Padmore Agbemabiese "A Chat with my Grandmother," 2014)

Autorentext

Dr. Padmore Agbemabiese is a Professor of English and African American and African Studies at Tri-C, Metro Campus. He is a poet and a playwright.Dr. Yawa Agbemabiese is an Assistant Professor of Education and Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies. Dr. Agbemabiese mentors young girls and women and conducts workshops on girl child education issues.

Klappentext

The word, "woman" produces many images: a mother, a wife, a sister, a daughter- in the mind of everyone in the world. However, as a society, we are yet to know women's role and the space they occupy in the various cultures of the world. Each day, women wade through all fields of struggles with men to make life worth living, yet, the sphere in which a woman can express her femininity is narrow, because it is restricted. Regardless what claims society may hold, the changes that women have experienced in the last 300 hundred years may be phenomenal; nevertheless, they are yet to disrobe themselves from the stereotypical roles placed on them by circumstances surrounding them. Society can be a better place if we could redefine the 'cult of womanhood' and acknowledge royally, the nobility women inhabit." ( Padmore Agbemabiese "A Chat with my Grandmother," 2014)