Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun: Young Women & Mentors on the Transition to Womanhood
- ISBN-10
- 0865713766
- ISBN-13
- 9780865713765
- Pages
- 228
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- New Society Publishers
- Author
- Karen Wind Hughes
Description
Young women and renowned women bridge the generation gap in a no-holds-barred disclosure of growing up female through a collage of true stories, essays, interviews and photography.Making the transition into womanhood is a time of great potential, challenge, discovery, courage and confusion. Girls often face the journey alone, risking their sense of self and purpose along the way.Daughters of the Moon, Sisters of the Sun provides validation, support and vision through powerful and compelling autobiographical stories gathered from more than forty teenage girls, over half of whom participated weekly in a two-year focus group. By sharing themselves intimately on topics ranging from bulimia, anorexia, body image, peer pressure and terminal illness, to empowered relationships with males, lesbianism, pregnancy, motherhood, drug exploration, sexuality, abuse and suicide, these young women explore the process of discovery, healing and developing self-esteem. Candid narratives are accompanied by interviews with accomplished women mentors including Amy Ray & Emily Saliers of the Indigo Girls, poet Maya Angelou, actress Lindsay Wagner, singer Anisa Romero of Sky Cries Mary, politician Bella Abzug, Native American leader Wilma Mankiller, activist Angela Davis and Olympic Gold Medal soccer star Michelle Akers.
