Getting here from there
Subtitle: conversationg on life and work
By: Margaret R. Miles and Hiroko Sakomura
Contributors: Sakomura, Hiroko
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2011
Place of publication: Eugene, Or
Language: eng
Number of pages: 128
ISBN-13: 9781610970532
Subjects: Feminism and higher education; Feminism and art
Description: This book of conversations between Margaret R. Miles and Hiroko Sakomura compares the experiences of two women who grew up in different societies, with different educations, different professions, and different religious orientations. Reflecting on the different ways in which Japanese and American societies inhibited and enabled them, these two women share their struggles, difficulties, and achievements. All of this is set in the context of one of the most radical social movements in the history of the world, as women are gaining increments of equality with men in designing and administering the institutions of public life with opportunities, dangers, and rewards. This is a moment in which a critical mass of women "want it all now," in the best sense of the phrase, seeking to preserve and reinterpret traditional values while exercising their capabilities and skills both in the home and in public life. This book is the memoir of two women's painful and joyful experiences in "getting here from there."
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p. 127-128).
Table of contents: title: pt. 1. From there. Growing up; title: Socialization; title: Relationships; title: Children; title: pt. 2. Strategies. Images and models; title: Habits; title: Critique and self-criticism; title: Energy and power; title: Pleasure and happiness; title: pt. 3. To here. Professional life; title: Religion; title: Society and public life; title: Aging.