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Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family from Slavery to the Present
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Hardcover
from Basic Books (March 1, 1985)
9780465037568 | details & prices | 432 pages | List price $25.95
About: An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family and community stability
About: An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family and community stability
Paperback
Rev upd edition from Basic Books (December 29, 2009); titled "Labor of Love, Labor of Sorrow: Black Women, Work, and the Family, from Slavery to the Present"
9780465018819 | details & prices | 440 pages | 6.25 × 9.50 × 1.50 in. | 1.30 lbs | List price $18.95
from Vintage Books (August 1, 1986)
9780394745367 | details & prices | 432 pages | 5.00 × 8.00 × 1.00 in. | 0.90 lbs | List price $15.00
About: An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family and community stability
About: An historical study of the roles of Black women examines the weight of racial prejudice and sexual discrimination on the dual responsibilities of Black women as bread winners and guardians of family and community stability