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September 30, 2009

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Mev Miller, Ed.D.,
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Our Stories, OurSelves:

The EmBODYment of Women’s Learning

Mev Miller, Ed.D. & Kathleen P. King, Ed.D., Editors

How do women’s bodies matter in adult literacy and basic education? Our Volume 1 (Empowering Women through Literacy: Views from Experience) focused on empowering women in the classroom and primarily addressed intellectual and personal barriers to and growth for women’s literacy learning.

However, we are aware of the many ways in which women’s bodies and whole selves are integral to the womanhood we celebrate, yet are ignored, or even silenced, in traditional adult ABE, ESOL, and literacy classes. Even when we do recognize or talk about women’s bodies, these discussions generally focus on sexual violence, childcare/parenting, or health. Educators and students seek expression as embodied women, but find these realities difficult to include in current programs and classes.

The editors seek to gather writings about the many dimensions of womanhood, specifically related to em-body-ment, as they are experienced in literacy and basic/developmental educational settings. We encourage a variety of genres including stories, creative writing, poetry, articles, drawings, and research.

Empowering Women Through Literacy:
Views from Experience
Mev Miller & Kathleen P. King, editors

Empowering Women through Literacy: Voices from Experience is the first comprehensive collection of writing from the field by everyday educators who experience the joys and challenges, creativity and barriers to acknowledge or integrate innovative solutions to support women's learning needs in adult basic education and literacy settings. It reveals the many ways in which addressing women's empowerment through literacy continues to impact lives.

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Women's Perspectives #4:
Transition / Transformation
A Journal of Writing by Adult Learners

This publication showcases writings by adult literacy/ basic education learners across all levels, including transitions/developmental education students. In the call for writings, student writers were encouraged to reflect and to write on the broad diversity of issues related to women and their experiences with making changes in their lives. Through personal stories, poems, opinion essays, advice, or other forms of writing, students addressed issues such as choice, metamorphosis, support networks, life transitions, confidence and self-understanding, and educational pursuits.

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