Ladies first: Race, class, and the contradictions of a powerful femininity

Sociological Spectrum

Volumn 24, Issue 1, 2004, Pages 11-41

  Myers, Kristen ^a  

^a NORTHERN ILLINOIS UNIVERSITY   (United States)

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EID: 1042267605     PISSN: 02732173     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/02732170490254374     Document Type: Article

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