Sing Me Awake: A Memoir of Friendship - Softcover

Katz, Linda

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1564745600 ISBN 13: 9781564745606

Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers, 2014

Synopsis

Linda and Donna met when they were both graduate students at Ann Arbor in the 1960s. Polar opposites and soul sisters, blown into the whirlwind of 1960s social change, they forged a friendship that would last for fifteen years. Together as young women they risked their lives in Mississippi, found career paths unimagined by their mothers, embraced and benefited from the major social movements of their time, and stayed close friends, despite distances, until Donna’s death. The decades of 1960-1980 were inspirational times for many, certainly for women. As protagonists, Linda and Donna serve as real-life examples of progressive women’s choices and relationships, hesitations, blind spots, and accomplishments. The book serves as a close-up view of modern American history and a reminder of the importance of honoring the past.

About this title

About the Author:

Linda Katz first discovered the wider world as a graduate student at the University of Michigan in the 1960s. This led her to Mississippi civil rights work and to a lifelong investment in social justice and progressive politics. She enjoyed a long career in child welfare as a clinician, administrator, advocate and teacher, developing innovations to make adult systems better serve our most vulnerable children, the abused and the poor. She has always been a poet. She is the author of many articles in professional social service journals, as well as poems in literary magazines.

About this edition

• Publisher: Daniel & Daniel Publishers
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1564745600
• ISBN 13: 9781564745606
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 96