Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore The Story of a Woman Who Decided to Be a Puta
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Gabriela Leite (1951–2013) was a sex worker, activist, and organizer and the founder of Brazil’s sex worker's movement.Meg Weeks is Assistant Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida.
Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore The Story of a Woman Who Decided to Be a Puta
“Amid a tempest of hemispheric social movements, this skillfully framed volume unveils the potent life narrative of an international icon of the sex worker's movement. With unfiltered candor, Gabriela Leite shares her intimate lessons in life and politics, delivering an unflinching message of solidarity and resistance for new generations of sexual rights activists.” - Juana María Rodríguez, author of (Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex) “<i>Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore</i> is an expertly rendered and deeply important work. Gabriela Leite was a lioness in the history of the global sex workers’ rights movement. Activists all over the world know who she is and will welcome this autobiography. It can also be taught for various classes in social justice activism, gender and sexuality studies, sociology, anthropology, and public health.” - Gregory Mitchell, author of (Panics without Borders: How Global Sporting Events Drive Myths about Sex Trafficking) "Gabriela Leite’s remarkable memoir chronicling her life as an activist sex worker in Brazil provides a fascinating window on how Latin American social thought differs from its neocolonial counterparts." - Gavin O'Toole (Latin American Review of Books) "Leite’s poignant, sometimes painful memoir opens a window into the world of Brazilian brothels. . . . [E]ngaging, candid. . . ." - Richard Feinberg (Foreign Affairs)
Translator’s Note / Meg Weeks xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction / Laura Murray, Esther Teixeira, and Meg Weeks 1
Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore: The Story of a Woman Who Decided to be a Puta
The Greatest Lesson 29
The Whore’s First Commandment 30
Second Commandment 63
Third Commandment 70
Fourth Commandment 76
Fifth Commandment 82
Sixth Commandment 86
Seventh Commandment 89
Eighth Commandment 101
Ninth Commandment 108
Tenth Commandment 136
Suggested Further Reading 173
Contributors 177
Index 179
“Amid a tempest of hemispheric social movements, this skillfully framed volume unveils the potent life narrative of an international icon of the sex worker's movement. With unfiltered candor, Gabriela Leite shares her intimate lessons in life and politics, delivering an unflinching message of solidarity and resistance for new generations of sexual rights activists.” - Juana María Rodríguez, author of (Puta Life: Seeing Latinas, Working Sex) “<i>Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore</i> is an expertly rendered and deeply important work. Gabriela Leite was a lioness in the history of the global sex workers’ rights movement. Activists all over the world know who she is and will welcome this autobiography. It can also be taught for various classes in social justice activism, gender and sexuality studies, sociology, anthropology, and public health.” - Gregory Mitchell, author of (Panics without Borders: How Global Sporting Events Drive Myths about Sex Trafficking) "Gabriela Leite’s remarkable memoir chronicling her life as an activist sex worker in Brazil provides a fascinating window on how Latin American social thought differs from its neocolonial counterparts." - Gavin O'Toole (Latin American Review of Books) "Leite’s poignant, sometimes painful memoir opens a window into the world of Brazilian brothels. . . . [E]ngaging, candid. . . ." - Richard Feinberg (Foreign Affairs)
Translator’s Note / Meg Weeks xiii
Acknowledgments xv
Introduction / Laura Murray, Esther Teixeira, and Meg Weeks 1
Daughter, Mother, Grandmother, and Whore: The Story of a Woman Who Decided to be a Puta
The Greatest Lesson 29
The Whore’s First Commandment 30
Second Commandment 63
Third Commandment 70
Fourth Commandment 76
Fifth Commandment 82
Sixth Commandment 86
Seventh Commandment 89
Eighth Commandment 101
Ninth Commandment 108
Tenth Commandment 136
Suggested Further Reading 173
Contributors 177
Index 179
Produktdetaljer
Biografisk notat
Gabriela Leite (1951–2013) was a sex worker, activist, and organizer and the founder of Brazil’s sex worker's movement.Meg Weeks is Assistant Professor at the Center for Latin American Studies at the University of Florida.