[WomenLiteracy 395] Re: women and literacy reading group
Andrea Wilder
andreawilder at comcast.net
Tue Jun 27 21:31:38 EDT 2006
I checked on amazon.com and there it is. Not the Dorothy Sayers one.
Andrea
On Jun 27, 2006, at 12:46 PM, Susan Hayden wrote:
> Catherine MacKinnon, "Are Women Human?' this book is not listed in
> Books-In-Print, therefore it must be out-of-print.
>
> The group may be interested in reading the following book:
> When Dad Hurts Mom: Helping Your Children Heal the Wounds of
> Witnessing
> Abuse by Lundy Bancroft --
> Library Journal
> (August 1, 2004; 0-399-15110-9; 978-0-399-15110-1)
>
> The author of Why Does He Do That? (see above) counsels battered
> mothers on
> how to rebuild their lives and heal the damage done to their victimized
> children. Especially notable are suggestions for repairing the
> mother/child
> relationship and valuable and shrewd advice on dealing with abusive
> fathers
> and the social institutions that impact their lives. (LJ 4/1/04).
> Copyright
> 2004 Reed Business Information.
>
> A book title dealing with women and numeracy that is affordable may be
> more
> difficult for interested persons to find.
>
> Susan Hayden
> Adult Services Library Consultant
> West Virginia Library Commission
> 1900 Kanawha BLVD, East
> Charleston, WV 25305
> haydens at wvlc.lib.wv.us
> 304-558-3978, ext. 2014
> FAX: 304-558-1612
>
> "What makes a book great, a so-called classic, is its quality of always
> being modern, of its author, though he be long dead, continuing to
> speak to
> each new generation."
> - Lawrence Clark Powell
>
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "OLC" <reader at wcoil.com>
> To: "The Women and Literacy Discussion List" <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>
> Sent: Tuesday, June 27, 2006 9:51 AM
> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 384] Re: women and literacy reading group
>
>
>> Daphne...I have searched around for this book and have not found it at
>> Borders, Waldenbooks or elsewhere. They all say it is not available.
>> Where
>> can you get it? Reader @wcoil.com Rose Marie
>> ----- Original Message -----
>> From: "Daphne Greenberg" <ALCDGG at langate.gsu.edu>
>> To: <womenliteracy at nifl.gov>
>> Sent: Tuesday, June 20, 2006 11:39 AM
>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 344] Re: women and literacy reading group
>>
>>
>>> Bonnie and others-
>>> feel free to look for the book. But if we want to do a book
>>> discussion on
>>> this listserv, we will need to go through a process where we figure
>>> out
>>> when/how to run it, who will run it, and which book/article we all
>>> want
>>> to
>>> read. Ideally, I would like to focus on our women and numeracy issue
>>> right
>>> now, because we have a guest facilitator who can only be with us for
>>> the
>>> next two weeks. I know that many of you have expressed an interest in
>>> discussing numeracy on this listserv with an expert, so here is our
>>> chance. However, if people want to pursue a the idea of a book
>>> discussion
>>> now, I am open to that.
>>> Daphne
>>>
>>>
>>>>>> bfreeman at famlit.org 6/20/2006 11:30 AM >>>
>>> I have had experience. Not online however it can't be to difficult.
>>> I'll look for this book.
>>>
>>>
>>> Bonnie Lash Freeman
>>> Director - Training/Special Projects
>>> National Center for Family Literacy
>>> 325 W Main St Suite 300
>>> Louisville, KY 40202
>>> 502 584 1133 ext 115
>>> bfreeman at famlit.org
>>>
>>> -----Original Message-----
>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
>>> [mailto:womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder
>>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 5:37 PM
>>> To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List
>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 328] Re: women and literacy reading group
>>>
>>> Bonnie et al,
>>>
>>> The first book I'd like to suggest is by Catherine MacKinnon, "Are
>>> Women
>>> Human?' I've talked about this book on the list before, as I bought
>>> it
>>> after hearing MacKinnon, but I would like to read it WITH other
>>> people.
>>> has anyone here had experience with leading a book discussion? She
>>> is a
>>> lawyer with an international clientele, very lucid speaker, very
>>> thoughtful, very respectful of audience questions.
>>>
>>> What do others think?
>>>
>>> Andrea
>>> On Jun 18, 2006, at 12:14 PM, Bonnie Freeman wrote:
>>>
>>>> Andrea,
>>>> Have you created a book list as yet?
>>>> Bonnie
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Bonnie Lash Freeman
>>>> Director - Training/Special Projects
>>>> National Center for Family Literacy
>>>> 325 W Main St Suite 300
>>>> Louisville, KY 40202
>>>> 502 584 1133 ext 115
>>>> bfreeman at famlit.org
>>>>
>>>> -----Original Message-----
>>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov
>>>> [mailto:womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov] On Behalf Of Andrea Wilder
>>>> Sent: Sunday, June 18, 2006 9:27 AM
>>>> To: The Women and Literacy Discussion List
>>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 325] Re: women and literacy reading group
>>>>
>>>> Daphne,
>>>>
>>>> I'd sure like to be in a women/literacy group on this list serv.
>>>> What
>>>
>>>> do others think?
>>>>
>>>> Andrea
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Jun 18, 2006, at 4:03 AM, Cuban, Sondra wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Daphne, I've started a reading group on women writers and
>>>>> researchers
>>>
>>>>> on the topic of women and literacy---so we'll read anything from
>>>>> Anna
>>>>
>>>>> Robinson-Pant's work to Sapphire to the Oakland Readers series on
>>>>> women. The group includes women lecturers, researchers, doctoral
>>>>> and
>>>>> masters students from Education, Religious Studies, and,
>>>>> Educational
>>>>> Research. Everyone in the group is interested in issues related to
>>>>> women and literacy from different angles. Thats what I mean. The
>>>>> staff
>>>>
>>>>> learning centre at the university offers literacy courses to those
>>>>> who
>>>>
>>>>> want literacy and language instruction. I think your idea of
>>>>> starting
>>>
>>>>> a women and literacy reading group for women literacy learners is a
>>>>> good one. It would be different than what the staff centre
>>>>> offers--using a reading group venue might be a lot of fun too. I'll
>>>>> think about how that could work! Thanks, Sondra -----Original
>>>>> Message-----
>>>>> From: womenliteracy-bounces at nifl.gov on behalf of Daphne Greenberg
>>>>> Sent: Sat 6/17/2006 6:53 PM
>>>>> To: womenliteracy at nifl.gov
>>>>> Subject: [WomenLiteracy 323] women and literacy reading group
>>>>>
>>>>> Sondra,
>>>>> When you say that you have started a women and literacy reading
>>>>> group
>>>
>>>>> at your university, what do you mean? Is this a group for women who
>>>>> have difficulty reading that is held at the university, is it for
>>>>> faculty/staff? How often does it mean and what happens in the
>>>>> group?
>>>>> Thanks,
>>>>> Daphne
>>>>>
>>>>> Daphne Greenberg
>>>>> Assistant Professor
>>>>> Educational Psych. & Special Ed.
>>>>> Georgia State University
>>>>> P.O. Box 3979
>>>>> Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3979
>>>>> phone: 404-651-0127
>>>>> fax:404-651-4901
>>>>> dgreenberg at gsu.edu
>>>>>
>>>>> Daphne Greenberg
>>>>> Associate Director
>>>>> Center for the Study of Adult Literacy Georgia State University
>>>>> P.O.
>>>>> Box 3977 Atlanta, Georgia 30302-3977
>>>>> phone: 404-651-0127
>>>>> fax:404-651-4901
>>>>> dgreenberg at gsu.edu
>>>>>>>> s.cuban at lancaster.ac.uk 06/15/06 4:36 AM >>>
>>>>> Hi Mev, Hi all,
>>>>>
>>>>> I was really sorry to miss the women and literacy conference this
>>>>> past
>>>>
>>>>> year, ---- it looked fantastic!!! I am now living in England (and
>>>>> Ujwala, if you are reading this, please call me!). I have started a
>>>>> women and literacy reading group at my university, and would like
>>>>> to
>>>>> do more....Are there others out there who can make some suggestions
>>>>> about what an academic can do to create more women-literacy
>>>>> knowledge-generating activities in or around her workplace and
>>>>> community? Thanks and hope you are doing well! Sondra
>>>>>
>>>>>
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